SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 



This new subspecies was named after Mrs. 

 Sowerby by Mr. N. Hollister in the Proc. 

 of the Biological Society of Washington , Vol. 

 XXV, pp. 182-183. 



This hare differs from Lepus swinhoei 

 suhluteus of the Ordos in having a " greyer 

 rump, lighter pinkish-buff chest-band, and 

 more white on undersides of fore legs," and 

 also in having a larger and heavier skull — 

 with larger audital bullae. Lepus swinhoei 

 suhluteus was distinguished from Lepus swin- 

 hoei on account of its paler colour. 



These hares were very abundant on the 

 Wu-tsai plain and elsewhere on our line of 

 march. Its Chinese name is " T'u erh " or 

 " T'u tzu." 



37. Lepus tolai, Pallas. 



One specimen, <^. Tabool, 100 miles N. of 



Kalgan, Mongolia. 4,000 ft. 

 In colour this hare seems to be darker than 

 the foregoing species. In North Shansi we 

 sometimes saw extremely light-coloured hares, 

 but were never fortunate enough to secure 

 one, the specimens we shot all being of the 

 usual colouring. These hares are very com- 

 mon, being especially abundant in the long 

 grass round lagoons. As Mongol camps are 

 usually situated in the same localities, it 

 gives one the impression that these much 

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