ORYCTOLAGUS 491 



Scotland. — Shetland Islands, 1 (skull). 



England : Craigmoor, Isle of Man, 1 ; Lezayre, Isle of Man, 1 ; Kilnsea, 

 Yorkshire, 1 ; Leeds, Yorkshire, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Sandringham, Norfolk, 2 ; 

 Pangbourne, Berkshire, 2 ; Croydon, Surrey, 2 ; Orleston, Kent, 1 ; Kent, 1 

 (skull); DitcbJing, Sussex, 4 ; Seatown, near Bridport, Sussex, 3; Ditohling, 

 Sussex, 4 ; Tidmarsh, Berkshire, 2 ; near London, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; Orleston, 

 Kent, 1 ; Kent, no exact locality, 1 (skull) ; Barrow, Suffolk, 1 (U.S.N.M.) ; 

 no exact locality, 1 (U.S.N.M.). 



Germany : Ingelheim, Bheinhessen, 2 ; Strassburg, 2 : south Germany. 3 

 (skulls). 



Bemarles. — The wild rabbit of Ireland, England and central 

 Europe appears to be very constant in size, allowance being made 

 for individuals that show evidence of crossing with domestic 

 stock. 



Oetctolagus cuniculus huxleyi Haeckel. 



1874. Lepus huxleyi Haeckel, Hist, de la creation des etres organises 



d'apres les lois naturelles, p. 130 (Porto Santo). 

 1906. Oryctolagus cuniculus cnossius Bate, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1905, 



II, p. 322, April 5, 1906 (Dhia, off Candia, Crete). Type in British 



Museum. 

 1910. Oryctolagus cuniculus cnossius Trouessart, Paune Mamm. d'Europe, 



p. 215. 



Type locality. — Island of Porto Santo, Madeira. 



Geographical distribution. — Mediterranean region; introduced 

 on the Azores, Madeira, and Salvage Islands, and probably 

 elsewhere. 



Characters. — Like Lepus cuniculus cuniculus but smaller 

 (occipitonasal length of largest skulls, 71 to 77 mm. ; hind foot, 

 72 to 82 mm.) ; ear relatively longer (equal to that of the larger 



