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what analogous to those distinguishing the Hare from the 

 Eabbit ; thus both the ears and the hinder limbs are longer, and 

 the general colour of the fur of a warmer tint. The relative 

 difference in size is also about the same, or perhaps rather less : 

 besides which the ej^es are much larger and more prominent, the 

 whole head, and especially the muzzle, more elongated, and the 

 tail longer. The dimensions given in Bell's ' British Quadrupeds' 

 are as follows : — Length of the head and body, 3 in. 8 lines ; of 

 the head, 1 in. 1 line ; of the ears, 7 lines ; of the tail, 3 in. 6 lines. 

 For the sake of comparison, the following measurements, 

 taken from ten adults from this locality, may perhaps be worth 

 recording : — Average length of the head and body, 3 in. 9|- lines ; 

 of the tail, 3 in. 5 lines. By far the largest example was a female, 

 the total length of which was S in. 2 lines, the head and body 

 occupying 4 in. 6 lines, the tail 3 in. 8 lines. In one instance 

 the tail measured exactly half of the entire length, but its pro- 

 portionate length, as seen above, was in these examples less than 

 in Bell's table of dimensions. In this respect, indeed, I have 

 found great variation, but need hardly add that in making the 

 above measurements abnormally short-tailed specimens — which 

 might possibly have lost a portion of that appendage — were, of 

 course, excluded. 



The upper parts are fawn, interspersed with numerous darker 

 hairs, the general effect being yellowish brown with a slight 

 greyish tinge. Under parts white, with a small patch or streak 

 of fawn between the fore legs. Darkest colour extending along 

 the back from occiput to root of tail, the fawn tint purest where 

 it borders on the white. Posterior margin of hams bright orange- 

 fawn. Feet and fore legs white up to the wrist, the pink skin 

 showing through the soft and somewhat scanty hair on the feet. 

 Hinder feet and legs white up to the hocks, which are dark grey 

 behind, fading into pale fawn next to the white, the white in 

 front being carried up so as to join that of the rest of the under 

 parts of the body. Inner surface and anterior margin of thighs 

 white, the rest of the same colour as the back. All the fur slate- 

 colour at the base. Ears very large, beautifully formed, and 

 sparsely clothed with very short brown hairs. Eyes of great 

 size and remarkably prominent. Whiskers abundant and very 

 long. The hinder feet are large in proportion to the fore feet, 

 the three middle toes long, the claws white. The tail is long and 



