LEPUS ISABELLINUS. 
323 
“ Base of fur pale blackish grey, passing into pale yellowish, followed by a 
brown band about half the length of the grey-yellowish basal portion of the hair, 
succeeded by a pale yellow band about the same length, the hairs terminating in broad 
apical dark brown tips. On the sides of the body the basal portion of the fur is more 
pronouncedly bluish than on the dorsal area, the annulation practically disappears, 
and the black tips to the hairs are only very feebly indicated. The intensity of the 
blackish-brown tips to the hairs on the vertex and on the back from behind the 
shoulder along with the subapical yellow bands produces a yellow and blackish-brown 
variation of those parts, which is most pronounced on the hinder part of the back and 
rump. The sides, owing to the pale colour of the individual hairs, are yellowish white ; 
this is the colour also on the limbs, which, however, have a rather more pronounced 
yellowish tint. The brushes on the fore feet, and on the hind feet and tarsus, yellow 
sandy coloured. The area around the eye, and backwards towards the ear, whitish, 
and an area before the eye greyish white. Moustachial area and cheeks yellowish, the 
latter margined more or less below from the ear downwards with brownish black, due to 
a corresponding area of black-tipped hairs. Lower parts of cheek, chin, and throat 
pure white. Chest concolorous with the lower part of the shoulders and fore limb. 
Under parts white. Ears long and broad, broadly ciliated anteriorly by white erect hairs, 
but not to the tip; the terminal fifth of the inner border and the posterior border with 
soft adpressed hairs, pale on the posterior margin, more brownish on the apical fifth of 
the anterior border. An area on the outer posterior surface of the tip covered with 
short dark brown hairs. The parts nearest the borders of the back of the ear covered 
with very finely-speckled short hairs ; the mesial area semi-nude. Base of the ear 
posteriorly with soft white hairs. Occiput and mesial line of neck rufous yellow. 
Many long hairs on the sides. 
‘‘ Lepus syriacus, Ehr. 
No. 895. Hemprich & Ehrenb. Skull in specimen. 
nun. 
Snout to vent, approximately. 44,0 
Vent to tip of tail. 80 
Height of ear.HO 
Breadth of ear. 75 
This specimen (type) differs from the type of the previous species in being much 
more uniformly yellow throughout, due to the much greater development of the subapical 
yellow band and to the very feeble way in which the black apices of the hairs are 
developed. The white markings on the head are much more distinct than in the 
previous specimen. The brushes on the fore and hind feet are very rich orange or rusty 
yellow. The ears of both species are alike. 
“ Many long hairs on the sides.” 
2 T 2 
