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some extent in Hardanger and Voss, and in other counties in the
west country. In northern Norway, where the Finns wander about
with their large flocks of tame reindeer, the wild reindeer is
rapidly disappearing.

The red deer occurs chiefly in Hitteren, and in small numbers
on the adjacent islands, and also on the mainland near Hitteren.

The number of head of big game shot during 1890 and 1897
is as follows:

	1890	1897	1898
Elk... . . .	991	880	902
Reindeer .	942	832	951
Red deer . . . .	138	147	180

Grouse is without comparison the most important game in
the country. The probable number of grouse shot and snared
annually in Norway is 1,100,000. A large proportion of these
are snared, but shooting grouse over dogs is much practised, and
is a favourite sport. It is principally the willow-grouse that is
shot, and its distribution is in a great measure dependent upon
the birch woods. Certain tracts and islands are well-known as good
grouse country, e.g., Hadsel in Vesteraalen.

Shooting hares, blackcock, capercailzie, hazel grouse, thrushes
and other small birds is general, principally in the wooded parts
of the country; but the shooting of all these animals together is
of less importance than grouse-shooting. While the weight of
the grouse shot annually is estimated at about 440 tons dead weight,
that of the other birds and hares together amounts to 260 tons.

Wild duck, woodcock and a few other birds are also shot, but
the results are not great.

In northern Norway, the sea-birds breed in colonies or upon
bird-cliffs, where they are found in enormous numbers. They sit
in long rows upon the ledges of the cliff, side by side.

The birds that breed upon the bird-rocks, and whose eggs
are collected, are the kittiwake, the puffin, the little auk, and
the guillemot. The large and the small cormorant also frequent
the bird-cliffs. The birds on these cliffs are caught or killed
partly for the sake of their feathers, partly for their flesh. Nets
are also used in catching them, and sometimes dogs to drag the
puffins out of the holes where they sit.

The eider-duck is valuable on account of its down. This bird
is found along the whole coast, but principally in northern Norway.

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