CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



The Hai-p or Greenland Seal. — How hunted. — The Clapper Hunt. — 

 The Bearded or Great Seal. — Its Habitat. — The Hooded or 

 Crested Seal. — Its Habits. — How utilized page iOi 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Seal-hunting.— The Skiil-Sten.— A Drowsy Phoca.— The Stand-Nat. 

 —The Ligg-Nat. — The Skiil-Kista. — The Seal-hook. — The 

 Skriickta. — The Skal-Jern. — Persson's Adventures. — Sealing 

 Expeditions by Water. — Sailing on the Ice. — The Seal Camp. — 

 Attacking it. — Cruel Expedient. — Sealing Expeditions by Land. 

 — Perils attending Seal-hunting. — Utility of the Seal. — Its 

 Medical Properties ... ... ... ... ... ... 413 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



The Walrus. — Resemblance to both Man and Horse. — Is Gregarious. 

 — A Sleeping Herd. — Food of the Walrus. — Its Courage.^ — 

 Maternal Affection. — Chase by Land. — Chase by Water. — How 

 liarpooned. — Daring of the Harpooner. — The Captain's 

 Experience. — Value of the Walrus ... ... ... ... 444 



CHAPTER XXX. 



The Scandinavian Salt-w.\ter Fishes. — The Basses. — TheWeevers. 

 — The Surmullets. — The Gurnards.— The Cotti.— The King- 

 Fishes. — The Great Sea-Adder. — The Maigre. — The Sea Bream.s. 

 —The Mackerel.— The Tunnies.— The Scad.— The Opah.— The 

 Vaagmaer.— The MuUets.— The Blennies.— The Sea Wolf.— The 

 Gobies — And other Acanthoptei-ygioiis Fi.shes allied to th^n ... 458 



CHAPTR XXXI. 



The Dragonets. — The Common Angler. — The Wrasses. — The Gar-Fish. 

 The Smelts.— The Herring.— The Sprat.— The Pilchard.— The 

 Anchovy. — The Cod and others of the Gadi. — The Hake. — The 

 Lings.— The Rocklings.— The Torsk.— The Forked Beards— 

 And other Acanthopterygious and Malacopterygious Fishes allied 

 to them 489 



