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black, succeeded by isabelline grey, more or less pale, 

 the tip being black ; towards the sides the black portions 

 gradually die out. Flanks and breast rufescent, chin 

 and belly white ; face isabeUine, mixed with black — 

 whitish around the eyes ; ears of moderate size, dusky 

 brown externally, a fringe of isabelline hairs on the 

 outer edge, and of short, dusky hairs at the tip, inner 

 edge whitish ; legs isabelline, mixed with black exter- 

 nally ; soles ferrugineous, this colour extending back to 

 the tarsal joint on the hind-legs;- tail rather long, 

 white, except a rather broad, dusky, black stripe 

 above. 



Unfortunately I did not take the dimensions of this 

 Hare from the animal brfore skinning ; the following 

 measurements being from the dried skin, the length of 

 the body can only be considered approximate. The 

 lengths of the head, ears^ and limbs are perfectly 

 trustworthy, however. 



1 2 



in. in. 



Length of head from nose to base of ear . . . . 4 3'8 



„ neck and body from ears to rump (about) 14 13 



„ tail 3 in., hairs at end 1 in 4 4 



„ ears 5 5 



Breadth of ears 2'8 2'8 



Length of radius 4'4 4'5 



„ carpus and toea to end of claws . . . 2'3 2"3 



„ tibia 5'3 5-2 



„ tarsus and toes to end of claws . . . 4"5 4'5 



„ skull 3-56 3-45 



Breadth of skull at back part of zygomata . . . 1'6 1'6 



Height of skull from base of lower jaw to crown 



of head 2-2 2-15 » 



1 1 from Takonda, No. 287 ; 2 from Adabagi, 693. The types of this, as 

 of all other species described, axe placed in the British Museum. 



