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REMARKS ON THE GENUS LEPUS. 
the head, but a little grayer. Interior of the ears 
very thinly clothed with hair, nearly naked, of a 
soiled white color, becoming grizzled-brown on the 
outer edge — inner edge dingy yellow ; whiskers 
black, some of the hairs whitish ; claws dark brown. 
Length from point of nose to 
root of tail, - - - 19 inches 0 lines. 
The specimen from which I have made the 
above description, is the original one from which 
Mr. Gray established the characters of this species. 
It was obtained by Douglass on his last visit to the 
south western coast of North America, and was 
sent to England after his melancholy death. The 
precise locality is not known, but is supposed to be 
on the north western part of Texas. 
9. Lepus nigricaudatus, (Bennet,) Red-footed Hare. 
Lepus nigricaudatus, (Bennet.) Proceedings of the 
Zoological Society of London, 1833, p. 41. Marked in 
the Catalogue of the Zoological Society, 5S2. 
Color . — The whole of the upper surface fawn co- 
Dimensions. 
From nose to ear, about 
From heel to longest claw, 
Waist to elbow, 
Fore paws, 
Tail, (vertebrae,) 
4 “ 41 “ 
4 “ 6 “ 
4 “ 2 “ 
2 “ 0 “ 
4 “ 11 “ 
5 “ 3 “ 
5 “ 3 “ 
1 “ 6 “ 
“ to end of fur, 
Length of ears posteriorly, 
Across the eyes, 
