. A history of British mammals . (I). (l) Brown Hare, subadult female, Poynetts, Buckinghamshire ; (2) IRISH HARE, adult male,Kilmanock, Co. Wexford ; to show differences in external appearance. (See pp. 337-338) THE DORMOUSE OR SLEEPER 361 Geographical variation:—As shown by the Italian and Sicilianforms, pulckcr and speciosus, there is evidently a tendency to brightertints and more striking contrasts in the south. In 1900 (see Synonyviy),I separated the British form from ]\I. a. avellanarius on the ground that,whereas each is more dully coloured than M. pulcher, the British, whichI named M.

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. A history of British mammals . (I). (l) Brown Hare, subadult female, Poynetts, Buckinghamshire ; (2) IRISH HARE, adult male,Kilmanock, Co. Wexford ; to show differences in external appearance. (See pp. 337-338) THE DORMOUSE OR SLEEPER 361 Geographical variation:—As shown by the Italian and Sicilianforms, pulckcr and speciosus, there is evidently a tendency to brightertints and more striking contrasts in the south. In 1900 (see Synonyviy),I separated the British form from ]\I. a. avellanarius on the ground that,whereas each is more dully coloured than M. pulcher, the British, whichI named M. a. attglims, appears to have the upper side more brilliant,a whiter breast, and a thicker and shorter tail than the typical , working more recently, is unable to accept this conclusion; butthere is room for further study, as no series of British dormice is availablefor examination. DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES:— Head andbody. Tail (with-out terminalhairs). Hind foot (without claws). Ear(ureate-stlength). MALES :— 1. P

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