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NOM. JAP. Echîgo-usagï. Nom. Ang. Variable-hare. 



DlST. S. Scandinavia, Scotland, Mountains of Europe (Barrett- 

 Hamilton) ; N. Europian Russia, Siberia (Coues et Allen) ; Saghalien 

 (Thomas) ; N. Hondo. 



62 Lepus timidus ainu Barr.-Ham. 



Lepus timidus ainu, Barrett-Hamilton, P. Z. S , 1900, p. 90 ; Thomas, 

 ibid.. 1905, ii, p. 356. 



DlST. Hokkaido (Barret-Hamilton) ; Kuril Islands. 



Gen. Pentalagus Lyon. 

 Pentalagus, Lyon, Smith. Misc. Coll., xlv, pp. 321—447 (1904). 



63. Pentalagus furnessi (Stone). 



Caprolagus furnessi, Stone, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad., 1900, 

 p. 460; Bonhote, Novit. Zool., ix, no. 3, p. 628 (1902). 



Pentalagus furnessi, Thomas, P. Z. S., 1905, ii, p. 357. 

 Nom. Jap. Amami- nousagi. Nom. Ang. Liükiü hare. 

 DlST. Amami-öshima (Stone). 



Sub-Ord. SIMPLICIDENTATA. 



Per. S GIURO M ORP HA. 

 Farn. SCIURIDiE. 

 Sub-Fam. Sciurinae. 



Gen. Scitirus Linn. 



Sciurus, Linnaeus, S. N., (10), p. 63 (1758) ; Gray, Ann. Mag. N. 

 H., (3), xx, p. 271 (1867); Blanford, Fauna Brit. Ind. Mamm , p. 369 

 (1888—91). 



Macroxus, Gray, Ann. Mag. N. H., (3), xx, pp. 271, 275 and 326 

 (1867). 



