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being distinctly black; feet mottled with whitish; fore 

 part of the tibia pure white ; a large rufous patch in front 

 of the thigh ; tail black above, white beneath ; under parts 

 of the body white, tinted with yellow. Kesembles the 

 L. timidus in many respects, but is one-third smaller, the 

 ears longer in proportion, and its general colour much 

 paler. 



Length of head and body, 15 inches 5 lines; head, 3 

 inches ; ears, 4 inches 3 lines. 



Inhabits the Island of Sardinia, where it is the common 

 species, and is thought to occur also at Gibraltar. 



Lepus hybridus. 



Lepus hybridus, Desm. Mimm. note to Sp. 561 ; Pallas, Zoog. Ross. 



As. ; Waterhotjse, Rodentia, p. 45. 

 Lepus medius, Nilsson, Soandin. Fauna, i. p. 224. 

 The Russak Hare, Waterhouse, I. c. 



Description. — Ears rather longer than the head, with a 

 black patch at the apex, which is much extended on the 

 outer surface. Fur long and silky, much mottled on the 

 back with black and pale yellow ; the hairs are pure white 

 at the root, then with a ring of black about the middle, 

 succeeded by a broader ring of delicate yellow, and the 

 tip black ; sides white, tinged with yellow ; cheeks white, 

 a yellowish patch on the sides of the muzzle ; fore-legs in 

 front and the tarsi tinged with very pale rusty yellow ; 

 tail black above, white beneath ; under parts pure white, 

 as are the throat and chest. 



Length of head and body, 26 inches ; from tip of nose to 

 ear, 4 inches 4 lines ; ears, 5 inches ; tail, including hair, 

 6 inches. 



Inhabits Kussia, generally between 55th and 63rd degrees 

 of latitude ; and if it is really identical with the L. medius 

 of Nilsson, is also met with in Zealand. 



