94 REMARKS ON THE GENUS LEPUS. 
This hare inhabits the plains exclusively, and 
seems particularly fond of the vicinity of the aro- 
matic wormwood.* Immediately as you leave these 
bushes, in journeying towards the sea, you lose sight 
of this hare. The specimen I have sent is not the 
largest I have seen, some individuals measuring 
several inches more in length.” 
Dimensions. 
From nose to insertion of tail, 
Tail to end of hair, 
“ (vertebrae,) about, 
Ears, measured posteriorly, 
Length of head, (measured over the 
forehead,) 4 
From eye to nose, 2 
Heel to longest nail, 5 
21 inches 0 lines. 
5 “ 6 “ 
3 “ 3 “ 
4 “ 9 “ 
6 
0 
6 
13. Leptjs artemesia. Wormwood Hare. 
Characters . — Small; of a gray color, with pale 
rusty color on the back of the neck and legs. Tail, 
above, the color of the body ; beneath, white. Un- 
der parts of the neck, and lower surface of the body, 
white — all the fur being gray at the base. Ears as 
long as the head ; tarsus well clothed. 
Description. The head is much arched ; upper 
incisors deeply grooved. The color of this species 
is grizzled-black, and brownish-white above. The 
fur is soft, pale gray at the base, shaded into 
* The specimen was stuffed with this article. 
