THE HARE. 
21 
Irish 
Hare. 
Scotch 
Hare. 
MALE. 
FEMALE- 
MALE. 
FEMALE. 
Wei 
ght, 
Weight, 
Weight, 
Weight, 
51b. 3oz. 
71b. 44oz. 
61b. 8oz. 
61b. 9 ^oz. 
in. 
line 
in. 
line 
in. 
line 
in. 
line 
Length of head and body to upper base of tail 
— from nose to point of middle claw of 
20 
0 
24 
6 
22 
6 
21 
0 
hind-leg when stretched out . 
27 
2 
30 
0 
— of head, measured with compasses . 
— of head, from anterior base of ear, 
4 
8 
4 
9 
measured as last .... 
— of head from forehead, on a line with 
anterior base of ears, following its 
4 
0 
4 
0 
curve to the nasal slit 
5 
0 
5 
0 
5 
0 
5 
0 
— of ears posteriorly, including fur 
4 
5 
4 
9 
10 
— of ears, from anterior base 
4 
2 
4 
3 
4 
1* 
4 
— of tail, including hair 
4 
0 
4 
3 
5 
0 
— of tail, to end of fleshy portion 
2 
0 
2 
6 
3 
0 
3 
6 
— of whiskers 
— from shoulder, in a straight line, to end 
of hairs which extend a little be- 
3 
14 
6 
3 
6 
4 
0 
4 
6 
yond middle nail .... 
— from sole of fore-foot to back, in a 
0 
12 
0 
13 
0 
straight line 
FORE EXTREMITIES. 
11 
0 
Length of radius . .... 
4 
1 
4 
9 
4 
2 
4 
9 
— from carpel joint to end of middle claw 
2 
9 
3 
3 
2 
9 
3 
1 
— of middle toe and claw .... 
HIND EXTREMITIES. 
Length from knee-joint to end of middle claw, 
1 
5 
1 
7 
1 
4 
1 
4 
in a straight line .... 
11 
0 
10 
3 
10 
9 
It 
0 
— of tibia 
5 
0 
6 
0 
5 
4 
6 
0 
— of heel to point of middle claw 
5 
6 
5 
6 
5 
1 
5 
0 
COLOUR OF IRISH HARE. 
(. Female Specimen.') 
Top and sides of head of a tolerably 
uniform dull reddish-brown, except an 
oval spot just before the eye, and of 
about its size, being somewhat paler, 
and close round the eye, where it is 
very dull white ; of this colour also is 
the under surface of the head. 
Ears presenting anteriorly a mixture 
of black and reddish-grey ; posteriorly 
greyish, becoming gradually paler to 
the margin, which, for two-thirds from 
the base, is white; extreme tip (about 
six lines) black, which colour extends 
down the posterior margin for about 
one-third the length of ear. 
Back and upper portion of sides, dull 
reddish-grey ; under surface of neck 
COLOUR OF SCOTCH HARE. 
( Female Specimen.) 
Upper surface of head dark-reddish 
brown ; a white spot about the size and 
form of the eyes just before them ; a 
whitish mark originating at anterior 
point of upper surface of the eye, be- 
coming broader posteriorly, and ex- 
tending more than half way from the 
eye to the base of the ear. 
Ears presenting anteriorly a mixture 
of black and reddish-grey ; medial por- 
tion pure reddish-brown, which colour 
does not appear in the ears of the Irish 
species ; posteriorly, from base, for 
about two-thirds their length, whitish, 
thence to tip black, of which colour a 
narrow marginal line extends down- 
wards to middle of ear. 
Back and upper portion of sides mot- 
tled with a pale-reddish colour and 
* Another male of this species, and of similar size, examined at the same time* 
had the ears thus measured — four inches two lines in length. 
