42 The Mammals of Colorado 
Description. — Upper parts, including ears, rich ochraceous buffy 
gray, often with a pinkish tinge, and with a certain amount of wavy 
FIG. 12. GREAT PLAINS JACK RABBIT, LepUS C. melaUOtis 
Dorsal view of skull, natural size 
black markings; this is caused by the fact that some of the hairs 
have buff tips, while others, the smaller portion, have black tips; the 
FIG. 13 GREAT PLAINS JACK RABBIT, LepUS C melaUotis 
Skull, showing dentition, natural size 
