416 ON SABES FEOil BEITISH EAST AFElCA. [Mat. 21, 



Lepus somalensis Heviglin, Nov. Act. Acad. Leop. 1861, 

 xxviii. p. 5. 



This is a pale-coloured Hare, with a more or less strong wash 

 of black owing to the outer hairs being mostly black-tipped ; the 

 ears are very long, edged with black at the extreme tips only, 

 inner margin dull yellow ; the nape is pale fawn ; throat dull 

 sand-colour ; there are no distinct lines between the colours of 

 the upper and under surfaces ; there is a wash of yellow on the 

 edge of the dark colour on the inside of the thighs ; the tail has a 

 clear black broadish line above. 



Collector's note : — " Ukamba, 5000 ft., Athi Plains, July 15th, 

 1898. Weight about 3| lbs. This Hare fretjuents the bare open 

 plains of the Upper Athi Eiver, where there is not a tree for 

 miles and miles."" — li. C. 



Measui'ement of the ear in the dry specimen 120 millim. 



The upper incisors are moderate in width, with the front surfaces 

 level ; the grooves are placed near the inner edge, they are shallow, 

 diverging inwardly, and entirely tilled with cement. 



The back of the nasal bones is gradually bowed from the out- 

 ward edge, forming a wide V. 



This Hare is closely allied to L, tigrensis Blanf., from Abyssinia, 

 and probably that species does not ditier much except in being 

 rather larger. It would also stand very close to L. ceguj)tius in an 

 arrangement of the genus. 



Lepus ckawshayi, sp. u. (Plate XXIV.) 



General colour very dark, all the hairs broadly tipped with 

 black, subtermiual baud golden, the hair rather straight and 

 shining ; the nape, forelegs inside and out, throat, and a line 

 between the colours of the upper and lower surfaces brighl rust- 

 coloured ; the face is very rich black and gold ; the ears are 

 moderate, with a black spot on the back of the tips ; the tail is 

 rather long, with a broad baud of black above. 



Incisors rather uarrow, flat in front. 



The only specimen is labelled — " J • Nengia Kitwi, 3400 ft., Oct. 

 1898. iShot in barren hills amongst thoruy scrub where there is 

 no fresh vegetation. Weight 3g lbs.'' — li. 0. 



Measurement of the ear m the dry specimen 97 milliin. 



Outwardly this Hare closely resembles L. ivhytei from Nyasalaud, 

 but the points of tlie fur are black, and not dark brown as in that 

 species. 



The skull of L. crawsUuyl is about the size of that of L. wliytei ; 

 the nasals are shorter, and the face-line droops more than in that 

 species; the fronto-uasal suture forms a deep V in the middle 

 line. 



The rather nari-ow upper incisors are quite flat, the inner and 

 outer sides of the grooves being on the same level ; whereas in 

 L. whi/tci these teeth are very broad, the part on the inner side of 

 the groove projet^ts considerably, and on the outer side of tiie 



