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THE HISPID HARE. 
Lepus Hispidus. Native names same as for the common hare. 
Habitat. —The foot of the Himalayas, from Gorakhpur to Assam, Rajmahal, 
Dacca and Tipperah. 
Description. —Ears very short (shorter than the skull), eyes small, fur 
coarse, hind legs short, teeth and claws large, colour dark brown above, dirty 
white below. Breast darker than abdomen. Little is known of its habits; 
it frequents long grass, bamboos, etc., is not gregarious and is said to burrow. 
It feeds on roots and the bark of trees. 
THE CROCODILE. 
Indian crocodiles are represented by two genera,—the gavialus , (should 
not this be Ghariaiis ?) which has an extremely long snout carrying 27 teeth 
on each side of the upper jaw, and crocodilus , which has a moderately long 
and snub snout with from 17 to 19 teeth on each side of the upper jaw. There 
are no alligators in India. 
Gavialus Gangeticus. Native name, Gharial , and erroneously styled the 
“fish alligator.” Reaches 25 feet in length and feeds entirely on fish. It is 
