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13. A.COMYS NESiOTES Bate. 



From the size and general appearance of the adult of this species 

 it might be considered an island form of A . dimidiatus, which it 

 resembles somewhat closely. On the other hand, the grey 

 coloration of the young, which persists until the animal has 

 attained almost its full size, points to a possible connection 

 between A. 7iesiotes and A. cahirmus. 



A description of the Cypriote Spiny Mouse has already been 

 published *. At that time it had only been procured near Dikomo 

 at the foot of the Kerynia Range, but it has since been found 

 near Limassol in the south, so that it probably occurs over the 

 greater part of the plains and low hills in the island t. 



The type specimen is now No. 3.12.4.37 of the British Museum. 



14. Lepus cyprius Barr.-Ham. 



Mr. Barrett-Hamilton's description of the Cypriote Hare t was 

 founded on three skins — accompanied by two very much damaged 

 skulls — presented to the National Collection in 1875 by the late 

 Lord Lilford. The specimens procured by me do not agree very 

 well with these skins, which are possibly somewhat faded ; therefore 

 this further material being now available, it is thought that a few 

 additional notes on the species may be of interest. The following 

 measurements (in millimeti'es) were taken in the flesh : — 



Head and body. Tail. Hind foot. Ear. 



No.94(j) 558 89 133 107-5 



No. 91(c^) 533 82 120 107-5 



No. 166 (c?) 508 ... 126-5 105 



No. 93($) 546 89 126-5 101-5 



The greatest and basilar lengths (in millimetres) of the two skulls 

 obtained are as follows : — 



Greatest length. Basilar length. 



No. 166 (c?) 95 76 



No. 163 (J) 90 71 



In size L. cyprius is apparently similar to L. C7'etic'us, a specimen 

 of the latter being 21 inches (532-5 mm.) from the tip of the nose 

 to the end of the tail (collector's measurement). The skulls of 

 these two species are also much the same, the total length of that 

 of one of the type specimens of L. creticus being 97-5 mm. 



The newer examples of the Cypriote Hare resemble the Creta-n 

 species more closely than does the type specimen, particiilarly in 

 showing the light-coloured rump and a slight amount of white on 

 the anterior surfaces of the ears, but lack the grizzling on the upper 

 lips which is present in all the five skins from Crete in the British 

 Museum Collection. 



* Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, vol. xi. pp. 565-7 (1903). 



•I- See P.Z.S. 1903, vol. ii. p. 260. 



+ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, vol. xi. pp. 126-7 (1903). 



