CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Stalking Capercali.— Northern Forests. — Shooting by " Lack." — The 

 "Stick-mt."— The "Kasse."— The "Lam."— The "Fall-Stock." 

 —The "Flaka."— The " Bloss."— The " Bloss och Haf."— The 

 "Bulvan" page 53 



CHAPTER V. 



TJie Black-Cock. — Barren Hen.s. — Habits. — Food. — Resorts. — 

 Snowed-iii. — Migiatory Birds. — Cause of M igration. — The Pairing 

 Season. — The Spel of tlie Black-Cock. — Combative Propensities. 

 —Cross Breeding. — In Confinement ... ... ... ... 72 



CHAPTER VI. 



Shooting Black-Cock at the Pairing-gi-ound — With a Pointer — With 

 a Fogel-Hund. — Capture by Nets. — Artificial Decoy Birds. — 

 Stalking on Foot — In a Sledge. — Traps and Snares. — The Orre- 

 Tratt.— The Orre-Benne 85 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Rackel-Fogel. — IQot a Sepaj-ate Species. — The Learned at Fault. 

 — Plumage of these Birds. — Their Parentage.. — Opinions differ. — 

 The Rackel-Fogel in Confinement. — Their Habits. — Pugnixcity 

 o^ the Males.— Their Spel 103 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Hazel-Hen. — Widely diflFiised. — Description. — Accidental 

 Varieties. — Haunts and Food. — Breeding. — Domestication. — 

 Naturalization in England. — The most delicious of Northern 

 Game Birds. — The Pointer. — The Fogel-Hund. — Sagacity of the 

 Dog. — The Hjerp-Pipa. — Traps and Snares ... ... ... 112 



