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CHAPTER XII. 



THE PETCHORA IN FLOOD. 



Samoyede Names — The Blue-throated Warbler — Toads — Birds Resting 

 on Migration — Sparrow-hawk — The Petchora Free from Ice — A New 

 Song — Ceremony of Blessing the Steamer — Rambles in the Woods — 

 Appearance of the Mosquitoes. 



Whilst we were waiting for the flood in the Petchora to 

 subside sufficiently to make it safe for us to proceed 

 down the river in a small boat, we met with a Samoyede 

 somewhat more intelligent than usual, and from him we 

 were glad to learn something more concerning the names 

 of various articles connected with reindeer and sledging 

 which we had collected. It is somewhat difficult to 



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