WILLOW GROUSE. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Samoyede names — The Swedish mocking-bird — Toads — Birds resting on migration 

 — Sparrow-hawk — The Petchora free from ice — A new song — Ceremony of 

 blessing the steamer — Rambles in the woods — Arrival of the mosquitoes. 



Whilst we were waiting for the flood in the Petchora to 

 subside sufficiently to make it safe for us to proceed down 

 the river in a small boat, we met with a Samoyede somewhat 

 more intelligent than usual, and from him we were glad to 

 have an opportunity of learning the names of various articles 

 connected with reindeer and sledging which we had collected. 



