132 Ldle 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, 
