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Royal Gift. Habits of the Ermine. Its Nest. Its Off- 

 spring. An Ingenious Expedient. Pugnacity of the 

 Ermine. The Ermine and the Bear. A Small but Dan- 

 gerous Assailant. The Ermine and the Eagle. Method 

 of Capturing the Ermine in Norway. Its Food. Its 

 Colour. Medicinal Virtues. The North Cape. Its De- 

 scription. French Travellers in Norway. A Singular 

 Mistake 87 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Tame Reindeer in Norway. Reindeer Flax. A Lapp 

 Lady. Reindeer Harness. The Travelling Sledge. 

 Vieiousness of the Reindeer. Food of the Tame Rein- 

 deer. Reindeer Cheese. Reindeer Dogs. Superstitious 

 Feelings of the Lapps. Hospitality of the Lapps. 

 Reindeer Venison. Mode of Slaughtering the Reindeer 

 in Lapland. Rich Lapps. Food of the Lapps .... 93 



CHAPTER XHI. 



Notes on the Birds of Norway. The Eagles. The Hawks, 

 etc '. . . 100 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 The Buzzards. The Owls 108 



CHAPTER XV. 



The Woodpeckers. The Cuckoo. The Wryneck. The 

 Wren. The Crow. The Jay. The Nutcracker. The 

 Night-jar. The Bohemian Waxwing. The Garrulous 

 Roller. The Swallow. The Starling. The Shrike . . 116 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Song-Birds of Norway. The Wagtails. The Titmice. 

 The Larks. The Pipits 125 



