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Norway the ra/phon, is occasionally seen in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Christiania and Lake Mjosen. It has not 

 been observed further north than Throndjem. The 

 few birds of the species to be met with in this country 

 are said not to migrate. The red-legged partridge 

 (P. rufa) has not hitherto been observed in Nor- 

 way. The same may be said of the pheasant (Phasi- 

 anus Colchicus). 



The capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). The male bird 

 is called tiur ; the female receives the name of roi in 

 Norway. Found in all parts of this country, where 

 there are pine-woods ; during the autumn and winter 

 it is by no means uncommon in the woods round 

 Christiania. It is a cunning and wary bird, and when 

 pursued by the sportsman dodges behind trees, in- 

 clines its head towards the ground, and listens atten- 

 tively for approaching footsteps. It is trapped in this 

 country in the following manner. The bird's run in 

 the pine-wood is first searched out; then two stout 

 branches of a tree, with the leaves on, are stuck up- 

 right into the ground. These branches must be fresh 

 and green, and in this way they do not excite the sus- 

 picions of the bird. They must also be placed suffi- 

 ciently far apart to admit of the capercaillie's passage 

 through them. A heavy piece of wood is placed 

 horizontally between the upright branches, and the 

 whole concern is covered over with fresh leaves and 

 twigs, so as to give everything a natural appearance. 

 The bird runs along the ground, enters the trap, dis- 

 places the stick sustaining the log of wood, which 

 falls, and smashes every bone in the unfortunate 

 fowl's body. 



The English factory operatives at Christiania call 



