Talk:Coney

coney is Hyrax - not Pica
01-02-11 Hi. I have deleted the link to the "Pika" page because of a mistake within it. The terms "rock rabbits" and "conys" are attributed to no other then the Hyrax. As you can see in the link here - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=719584&imageID=822193#_seemore (from the Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection / Animals C)- the "rock rabbit" is the Hyrax, or the Hyrax habessinicus, to be more specific. Written on border is the term "Cony", also referring to the animal in the Drawing. I also want to suggest that one of wikipedia editors will use this information and picture to widen the Hyrax pages accordingly.

Also note my message in the Pica page at 18-01-11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Pika#Rock_rabbit.2C_and_Rabbit_vs._Hyrax

have a good day.

9-02-11 Hi. Curtis Clark, you have reposted the mistake I have corrected. Please explain why.

27-02-11 I see that ones again you have reposted the mistake I have corrected. Coney is "Hyrax", not "Pika". Please explain yourself.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.230.80.171 (talk) 12:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I have this from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (3ed., 1973, p. 420): "Cony, coney sb. 4. Applied locally to the Cape Hyrax or Das, the Pika or Calling Hare (Lagomys princeps)."
 * It's interesting that you have this in an American source, since hyraces are only found in Africa and the Middle East. Possibly the person who annotated that picture was working from the fact that it's titled "rock rabbit".  Is the pika also colloquially called "rock rabbit" in North America?
 * Pelagic (talk) 06:31, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Coney island, Co.Down
Norman invaders 12th put rabbits (coneys) on the island to dissuade predators. The rabbits were a source of food. 2A00:23C7:6D8B:9201:141A:289A:5DC6:93C9 (talk) 16:38, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Should read 12th century 2A00:23C7:6D8B:9201:141A:289A:5DC6:93C9 (talk) 16:41, 17 September 2023 (UTC)