318 



LEPORID.^— LEPUS 



DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES:— 



Head 



and 



Body. 



Tail 

 (to end of 

 vertebrae). 



Hind foot, 

 witli 

 clawa. 



Eai. 



To 

 notch. 



To 



nape. 



Weight.* 

 Lbs. Oz, 



SPBCIMBNS MEASURED BY A. M. EODGEB— c(m«Milie(i.t 

 Females, weighing 6 lbs. and upwards : — 



1. Perthshire, 14th Oct. 1910 



2. Do. do. 



3. Do. do. 



4. Do. do. 



5. Do. do. 



6. Do. do. 



7. Do. do. 



8. Do. do. 



9. Do. do. 



10. Do. do. 



11. Do. 28th Oct. 1910 



12. Do. do. 



13. Do. do. 



14. Do. do. 

 16. Do. do. 



16. Do. do. 



17. Do. do. 



18. Do. do. 



19. Do. do. 



20. Do. do. 



21. Do. do. 



22. Do. do. 



23. Do. do. 



24. Do. do. 

 26. Do. do. 



Average of 26 heaviest specimens 

 Average of 14 males and 26 females 



26. Perthshire, 14th Oct. 1910 



27. Do. 



28. Do. 



29. Do. 



30. Do. 



31. Do. 



32. Do. 



33. Do. 



34. Do. 

 36. Do. 

 36. Do. 



Average of 11 smaller specimens 



Proportionate lengths (approx.) of 

 adalts, head and body being reduced 

 to 100, and all other dimensions 

 proportionally. . . 



490 

 606 

 536 

 646 

 600 

 610 

 620 

 640 

 640 

 600 

 490 

 606 

 635 

 645 

 600 

 610 

 620 

 640 

 540 

 475 

 600 

 620 

 630 

 480 

 600 



516 

 508 



486 

 460 

 490 

 486 

 460 

 450 

 490 

 485 

 460 

 460 

 486 



70 

 70 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 65 

 70 

 80 

 60 

 70 

 70 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 65 

 70 

 80 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 50 

 60 



60 

 70 

 60 

 60 

 66 

 70 

 60 

 60 

 66 

 60 

 66 



12 



146 

 162 

 160 

 160 

 146 

 146 

 146 

 145 

 146 

 146 

 146 

 162 

 160 

 160 

 145 

 146 

 146 

 146 

 146 

 130 

 146 

 145 

 160 

 132 

 146 



145 

 146 



140 

 130 

 140 

 140 

 148 

 130 

 140 

 140 

 140 

 140 

 136 



187 



29 



70 

 80 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 66 

 70 

 80 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 70 

 66 

 66 



70 

 69 



60 

 65 

 70 

 60 

 65 

 65 

 70 

 00 

 66 

 70 

 70 



66 



100 

 110 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 96 

 90 

 100 

 90 

 90 

 100 

 110 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 95 

 90 

 100 

 90 

 100 

 96 

 97 

 90 

 90 

 90 



96 

 96 



90 

 90 



100 

 90 

 85 

 90 



100 

 90 

 85 

 90 

 90 



* Weighed when some time dead. 



t Measured by tape-line along side of body. 



6 11 

 6 14 



5«; Stirlingshire— August, f, 6\ 6, 51^ 512, 512, 52, 51, 46^ total nine 

 averaging 5"; December, 6^6, 512, 58, 5^ 48^ 48^ total seven averaging 56; 

 range of sixteen Stirlingshire specimens 7^ to 46, the whole lot averaging 

 5^ Heavier animals are, however, quite frequent amongst adults where 

 food is abundant, the record being apparently 8^ (Millais, see below). 

 There is much variability, dependent no doubt on the locality, the food 

 supply, the numbers on the ground, and the presence of immature 

 animals which always form a large percentage of the population. 



