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Idle Days in Patagonia. 



possibly even catch a momentary glimpse of him, 

 sitting, trembling at the slightest sound, turning his 

 restless bright black eyes this way and that to make 

 sure that no insidious foe is lurking near. For 



Ctenomys magellanica. 



while the mole's eyes have dwindled to mere specks, 

 a dark subterranean life has had a contrary effect 

 on the oculto's orbs, and made them large, although 

 not so large as in some cave-rodents. On tiptoe, 



