No. 415 Lepus Stoliczkanus. — Stoliczka’s Hare
Habitat.—Kashghar, Altum Artush district, north-east of Kashghar.
Description.—“General colour light sandy brown, much mixed with black on the back; the rump very little paler; tail rather long, black above; face and anterior portion of ears the same colour as the back; terminal portion of ears black outside; nape and breast light rufous; lower parts white. The skull differs much from that of L. Yarkandensis and L. Pamirensis, the nasals being much more abruptly truncated behind than in either, and the parietal region or sinciput flatter” (Blanford’s ‘Scientific Results, Second Yarkand Mission,’ p. 69, and plate v. fig. 2, skull plate, Va. fig. 2).
Size.—Head and body, about 17 inches; tail, with hair, 5 inches.
This hare was obtained by Dr. Stoliczka, and was first described and named by Mr. W. T. Blanford (‘J. A. S. B.’ vol. xiv. 1875, part ii. p. 110).
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