THE HARE. 



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Length of head and body to upper base of tail 



— from nose to point of middle claw of 



hind-leg when stretched out . 



— of head, measured with compasses . 



— of head, from anterior base of ear, 



measured as last . . . .' 



— of head from forehead, on a line with 



anterior base of ears, following its 

 curve to the nasal slit 



— of ears posteriorly, including fur ' . 



— of ears, from anterior base 



— of tail, including hair . . ' . * 



— of tail, to end of fleshy portion 



— of whiskers 



— from shoulder, in a straight line, to end 



of hairs which extend a little be- 

 yond middle nail .... 



— from sole of fore-foot to back,' in a 



straight line 



PORE EXTREMITIES. 



Length of radius ... 



— from carpel joint to end of middle claw 



— of middle toe and claw .... 



HIND EXTREMITIES. 



Length from knee-joint to end of middle claw 

 in a straight line . . . ' 



— of tibia •....' 



— of heel to point of middle claw' 



COLOUR OF IRISH HARE. 



{Female Speci?neti.) 

 Top and sides of head of a tolerably 

 uniform dull reddish-browi, except an 

 oval spot just before tlie eye, and of 

 about its size, being somewhat palqr, 

 and close round the eve, where it is 

 very dull white; of this colour also is 

 the under surface of the head. 



Ears presentinpf anteriorly a mixture 

 ot bhick and reddish-grey ; posteriorly 

 greyish, becoming gradually paler to 

 the margin, which, for two-thirds from 

 the base, is white; extreme tip (about 

 SIX lines) black, which colour extends 

 down the i>oslerior margin for about 

 one-third the length of ear. 



Back and upper portion of sides, dull 

 reddish-grey ; under surface of neck 



COLOUR OF SCOTCH HARE. 



(Female Specimen.) 

 Upper surface of head dark-reddisli 

 brown ; a Mhite spot about the size and 

 iorm of the eyes just before them ; a 

 whitish mark originating at anterior 

 point ot upper surface of the eye, be- 

 coming broader posteriorly, and ex- 

 tending more than half way from the 

 eye to the base of the ear. 



Ears presenting anteriorly a mixture 

 01 black and reddish-grey ; medial por- 

 tion pure reddish-brown, which colour 

 does not appear in the ears of the Irisli 

 species; posteriorly, from base, for 

 about two-thirds their length, whitish 

 thence to tip black, of which colour a 

 narrow marginal Hue extends down- 

 wards to middle of ear. 



Back and upper portion o{ sides mot- 

 thKl with a pale-reddish colour and 



* Another male of this species, and of ; 

 had the ears thus measured— four inches 



imilar size, examined at the same time 

 two lines in length. * 



