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is the riabchik, or so called Russian partridge, but some- 
times called grouse. The wood-cock is called Teterew, and 
the wood-hen Teterka. The white grouse, ptarmigan, 
Lagopus mutus, is known as Kuropatka; the capercailzie 
is known as Glukar; the hazel grouse, Tetrao bonasia as 
Pyg; the quail as Perepelha ; the partridge as Metsdnka. 
The snipe is called Doupel ; the duck, Torsa; wild duck, 
A ie utka ; wild grouse, Diki gus; wild swan, Diki 
ebea, 
I have no sympathy with prince, peer, or peasant, 
who finds sport in wounding, maiming, and killing 
any animal—fish, fowl or quadruped; nor have I any 
feeling of great respect for the skill and cunning which 
they put in exercise to enable them to deceive and dis- 
arm in order to destroy ; neither do I consider that the 
subsequent utilisation as food of the carcases of the 
animals they have killed in sport affects greatly the 
character of their deed: it was for sport, not for food, 
that the deed was done. With the barbarous or semi- 
civilised hunter it is otherwise. With this passing remark, 
to prevent misapprehension of my views while supplying 
the preceding details, I proceed. 
Section III. —Insects InsuRious to Forrest TREES. 
By Forst-Meister Alexander Giinther, of the Forest 
Circuit of Petrazavodsk, I was supplied with the following 
observations in regard to the ravages of insects in the 
Government of Olonetz. 
‘ All the land lying to the west of Lake Onega, from the 
river Svir in the south, the entire western coast of the 
Onega, and from it to the town of Povonetz, and thence to 
the Lake Vig and the river of the same name, and on to 
the White Sea, with the large peninsula beyond, is a dis- 
trict characterised by its fauna and flora. Of tlie pro- 
priety of this statement I became fully satisfied after I 
visited the Onega lake; and a brief glance at a map may 
