WILLOW-GROUSE 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE PETCHORA IN FLOOD. 



Samoyede Names — The Blue-throated Warbler — Toads — Birds Resting 

 on Migration — Sparrow-hawk — The Petchora Free from Ice — A New 

 Song — Ceremony of Blessing the Steamer — Rambles in the Woods — 

 Appearance 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 gflad to learn somethino- more concernino- the names 

 of various articles connected with reindeer and sledging 

 which we had collected. It is somewhat difficult to 



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