NATURAL HISTORY of NORWAY. 75 



fo that if the one hole is not flopped up, it is in vain to look for 

 the Bird at the other. 



The Goofe in this kind is vifibly lefs than the Gander, and has 

 got the ring about her neck, which makes the Gander mofl 

 fightly. 



The Giertrudsfugl, or Gertrudes-Bird, is black, with fome Giem-uds- 

 red on the neck, near the head. It lives in wood, and is called fus1 ' 

 hy fome Ulykkes-Bird, becaufe it is commonly looked upon as 

 ominous, and of bad foreboding. In thefe things the commona- 

 lity in former times had great belief. 



The Glente, or Kite, is a known Bird of prey, which parti- Giente. 

 cularly keeps to houfes and yards, and kills the Chickens. 



The Goul, or Gagl, is a middle kind of Bird, belonging toGcul, 

 the water : it is fomething like a large Wild Duck, but much 

 fatter and delicater in flefh, and is beft roafled. In June they 

 come in flocks, like the Wild Geefe, along the country going 

 north ; they are eafily fhot, becaufe they do not turn, but keep 

 a direct line, and fly low, not much above the water. In Snorro 

 Sturlefen, p. 2-29, it is faid, A Gagl for a Gaas is but bad pay- 

 ment. 



The Gog, otherwife, for his noife, called the Hukkuk, the Gog. • 



Cuckow, is fhaped nearly like a Hawk ; it is fomething lefs, and 

 of a blue-grey. It is faid that they are lazy, and muft have a 

 fmall Bird always in company with them, that brings them their 

 victuals : it is pretended by fome, that the Cuckow the following 

 year becomes a Kite, juft mentioned, and falls firft of all upon 

 his benefactor ; and from thence it is called the ungrateful Cuckow*. 

 They are not {hen farther north than Saltens Fogderie* 



SECT. IX. 



The Hav-Aare, is fhaped like a Duck, but is fomething larger, Hav-Aare, 

 and the bill is fhorter ; it is quite black, excepting fome white 

 feathers at the end of the wings, which look pretty. They dive 

 deep for their food, and they are difficult to fhoot at. They lay 

 ten or twelve eggs, and take turns with their mates to fit on 

 them. 



The Hav-Heft, is a Sea-Bird, not larger than a Moor-hen : it HavHeft 

 is fliort and thick, with fmall wings, and feet like a Goofe ; a 

 fmall bill, and high cheft, of a grey colour. They fnort like a 



* Againft this common ill report, which particularly Plinius, Lib. x. cap. 9. foh 

 m. 80, has brought upon the Cuckow : it is cleared by Jo. Heinr. Zorn, in his Petino- 

 Theologie, P. ii. c. 13. §. 13. p. 716. who fays, the poor Bird is done injuftice : 

 who has feen it ? Nay, he is an unarmed Bird, and has neither claws nor bill to do it 

 with. 



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