Xiv CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Bolms-Lan.— Classical Ground.— The Vikingar— Their Exploits.— 

 The Dyr-hus.— The Bauta-sten. — The Domare-Ring.— Hallrist- 

 ningar. — Their Antiquity. — Historical Documents. — The Elf- 

 Gryta i^»5'« ^^^ 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



The Skargard.— Wild Scenery.— Inhabitants.— Aquatic Birds.— The 

 Great Black-lmeked Gull.— The Common Gull.— The Caspian 

 Tern.— The Black Tern.— The Mallard.— The Long-tailed Hareld. 

 — Love has its pains. — The Eider Duck 



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CHAPTER XXIV. 



Shooting in the Skargard.— Eider-Duck shooting.— The Author's 

 Boat. — The Bivouac. — Touch and Go. — A disagi-eeaUe S%vim. — 

 The Wettar. — Diving Powers of Water Fowl. — The Fogel-Nat. 

 — Its Origin. — How to use it. — Its Destructiveness. — The 

 Ratlines. — Underwater Shambles. — Duck or Die. — Bii-d Clouds. 

 —The Eagles' Feast =^-5-i 



CHAPTER XXV. 



The Otter.— Its Habits.— Its Prey.— Its PartiaUty for Water Fowl- 

 Value of its Skin. — Easily domesticated. — Caters for itself — 

 Caters for others. — Mode of Hunting it. — Otter-nets. — Otter- 

 shooting by Moonlight. — The Tramp-Sax. — Otter-traps. — The 

 P;uisar-Nat. — The Keiller Otter-trap 372 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Seals. — The Common Seal. — Its Love of Music. — Its Disposition. — 

 Its Sagacity. — Its Breeding Habits. — Its Domestic Habits. — The 

 Marbled or Ringed Seal. — Love for its Offsjjring. — Inhabits 

 Fresh-water Lakes. — The Grey Seal. — Its Migratory Habits. — 

 Great Pedestrian Feat 38t) 



