. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. COMMON HARE. RODENTIA. 331 LEPORID^.. Genus, Lepus (Linnaeus). Generic Character.—Hind-legs and ears long; tail short, tvirned up. Grindiug-teetli §:f, with flat crowns, the folds of enamel transverse; incisors grooved, four in upper jaw, two in front, and two smaU immediately behind them. COMMON HARE. Lepus timidus. (Linn.) Specific Character, —Upper parts and flanks tawny grey, more or less mixed with reddish, purer grey in winter; belly white; tail nearly as long as the head, black above, white beneath; ears longer than the
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. COMMON HARE. RODENTIA. 331 LEPORID^.. Genus, Lepus (Linnaeus). Generic Character.—Hind-legs and ears long; tail short, tvirned up. Grindiug-teetli §:f, with flat crowns, the folds of enamel transverse; incisors grooved, four in upper jaw, two in front, and two smaU immediately behind them. COMMON HARE. Lepus timidus. (Linn.) Specific Character, —Upper parts and flanks tawny grey, more or less mixed with reddish, purer grey in winter; belly white; tail nearly as long as the head, black above, white beneath; ears longer than the head, black at the tips. First upper grinder with a single internal angle. Lepus timidus, Linn^jdus, Syst. Nat. I. 77. ,, ewropaius, Pallas, Nov. Spec. Grlir. 30. The genus to which this animal belongs is one of the most natural in the whole of the Rodentia. It is charac- terized by numerous striking and well-marked peculiar- ities. The incisive teeth are numerically different from those of all the rest of the order; in addition to the two long, curved, chisel-shaped teeth above and below, there are added in the upper jaw two smaller ones, placed im-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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