RAPTORES, OR BIRDS OF PREY. 375 
Another little subterranean animal we would 
here mention, as not often brought to light; 
it is the " Chrysocheoris Gaffer." It is similar 
to, but is not a mole. The muzzle is broad and 
recurved ; its fore feet have but three nails, of 
which, the external is very large, (half an inch 
in length) arcuated and sharp, the others de- 
Creasing inwards ; the hind feet have five nails, 
as usual to the mole ; it has no tail ; the eyes 
and ears are not perceptible. Its length of 
body is five inches, rounded in shape, and one 
and three quarter inches in diameter. The co- 
lour of this little animal is light brown, shaded 
with light red under the belly, and with a me- 
tallic green tint over the body. Beside it, 
there are three other species of moles in South 
Africa — a large brown one; a smaller one of / 
the same colour ; and a large white one, about 
thirteen inches long: but this latter kind is 
very rare. 
We next turn to the ornithology, which is 
here so rich and multitudinous in its varieties. 
In this the most interesting are the u Raptor es" 
or Birds of Prey, which are more numerous, 
and varied here, than in any other part of our 
globe. We, consequently, insert a short classi- 
fied list of such varieties of these, as have come 
under immediate notice, during a five years' 
residence and minute observation among them ; 
