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SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
Family — L UP Oil I DUE. 
40. Lepus hypsibius. PI. Ill, fig. 1 ; PI. IVa, fig. 1. 
W. Blanf., j. A. S. B., 1875, xliv, Pt. 2, p. 214. 
Lepus palUpes, Blyth, Cat. Mam. Mus. As. Soc., p. 131. 
Pt. 2, p. 109, nee Hodgson. 
L. oiostolus, Adams, P. Z. S., 1858, p. 520, nee Hodgson. 
■ W. Blanf., J. A. S. B., 1875, xl,f ' 
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L. major, rufescens, nigro-adumbratus, subtus albus, uropygio fuscescenti-griseo, cdU ^ l 
floccosd, <mnim albd, vellere dorsali demissimo mbcrispato, auriculis brevimculis, cap ^ 
longitudine parum excedentibm, antice extus fmco-rufescentibus, postice albescentib^ 
cdbis. Long, corporis cum capite in corio dessicato ad 24 poll., tarsi 5, auricula; a c 
4'5, cranii 3‘6. 
1, Pamzal, Changchenmo valley (immature) ; 2 Kiurn, 15,500 feet, adult ; both localities in Northern Ladak. 
The following description is taken from the Kium specimen, which was killed in Oct 
Colour rufous-brown, more or less mixed with black on the hack, dusky ashy on the ^ . . 
lower parts white with a slight rufescent tinge. Pur long, woolly, rather curly ant 
on the anterior portion of the body the hairs are about 1± inches long, ashy at the ^ 
further back the basal portion becomes creamy white; beyond the middle of each hatf , 
is a blackish ring, then a pale-brown one, the extremity being blacky Towards the i ^ 
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hairs are rufous-brown, those on the hack of the neck haying ashy tips; on the breasr . 
are paler rufous. Head brown, whitish round the eyes, whiskers partly black, partly K 
outside surface of ears brown in front, whitish behind, the brown haws having short p ‘ 
tips, no distinct dark band in front. Extreme tip of ears black, the colour only runm^, 
short distance down each margin. Ears inside clad, towards the tip and posterior 
with buff hairs, a brown band near the, hinder margin, which is buff. . Tail 0 f 
throughout. Limbs chiefly white, a brownish band running down the anterior p 01 ’ 
the fore-legs. _ _ • . j tl» e 
In tlie younger specimen from Pamzal, the hinder portion of the ear is white, a 
black tips to the dorsal fur less developed, a pale streak running along each side 
face, through the eye. Both specimens appear a little stained in paits. In both the 
ness of the fur beneath the tarsi is remarkable. 
the hairs are fully two inches long, and for the most part ashy-grey throughout, a few 
having short black tips. On the sides the hair is rufous-brown, except at the base, * 
it is ashy, on the lower parts white with a slight rufous tinge throughout. On the neeK 
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The length of the adult skin from Kium, as nearly as it can be measured roun 
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curve of the back, is 24 inches from nose to rump; ears from orifice 3|, from IP 
between the ears 4J, breadth of ear laid flat two inches (all these measurements w 0 
more in fresh specimens), tarsus to end of claws 5 inches. rflF 
I learn from Dr. Cayley that hares in Tibet vary much in colour with the season- 
specimens obtained were shot in October, when they had probably assumed their 
garb. 
They are said, however, to become paler and greyer in winter. 
