Tom Larson 2. July 5 1949 Port Nolloth, Namaqualand, Cape Province, S. Afr. A number of species of rodents and shrews inhabit these piles for the dung of numerous species are found around the house entrances. The stick piles are honey combed with burrows. One gerbil No. 2211 ♂ was caught in a trap set under a bush. A shrew and one specimen of Black-eared Elephant shrew were caught - Nos. 2212 ♀ and 2213 ♂. I was prevented from revisiting this area to trap because it is a diamondiferous area. Police followed my tracks, but the many traps assured them of my good intentions. July 6 1949 Von Heever Farm, 5 mi. E. Port Nolloth elevation 10-20 ft. Set out traps here under small bushes - caught only one small gerbil No. 2214 ♀. Van Neewer, an ancient shaggy haired man, a real desert rat, caught one Grant's golden mole form, (Eremotopa granti). These tiny moles are a beautiful light bluish/grey, some have a slight golden tinge. They also called creep mole by Van Neewer. They move quite rapidly just under the surface of the sand. By moving against the grain they are able to get now dry. Their trail looks much like that of a large worm as they twist around the field. When escaping danger they dig deep into the sand faster than you can dig them out. Often this creep dive under a small bush. Van Neewer saw they are not