40 N A T U R A L H Ï S T 0 R Y M N O R W A Y .
Progs.
Snails.
u fhore of this river, i t proceeded on the dry land to the Spferiler
“ fea ; it appeared like a mighty maft, and whatever flood in'Its1
way was thrown down ; overt the ve#y trees and hursl the
“ people were terrified with his hiding and frightful roaring •
ct and alnâoft all the fifh, in the aforéfaid fea, were devoured^ br
“ drove away b y it. The inhabitants of Odale were fe terrified
tc at this menfter, that none Would venture to go to thé fea, to
“ follow their cuftdmary fifliing and wood-trade ; nor would any
“ body walk along the fhore. A t the end of the Autàrhn,
“ before the wafers were frozen, this monfter was feeri at a
te diftance, 1 and, b y its enormous fize, fiirprized every body ; its
“ head was as big as an hogfhead, and the thicknefs of its body,
<c as far as the fame appeared above Water, was like a tun ; the
“ length of' the whole body w'as- vaft ; it reached, as far as; ihe
* < fpeâàtbrs ébûld judge, the length of three Norway Dârinèn-
ee treés, ah® tatlief exceeded.” This is fhedâccourit :: Sit fidés
penes aotOrem.
S E C T . | | f| |
The Lizard, called Ogleor Fim-beenyahd often alfeFire-fod,
is here much o f thé feme fhape, but Of -vàriôias1 Colours, ‘ browh,
greenifh, and ftriped.
The green ones are found itt the fields upon the ground ' ? the
dark ift- the ‘ cracks arid holes of rocks. 'Ol. 'Magnus titeats,
L. xxi. c. about the fo called Hâgedilîèr, which is à large
Lizard, of which there ate many in ihS- 'cstià fahd/ttoïes
recks, but are net hurtful or pernicious like Snakés. f They are
unknown tó mé ; for What I have feen are but fmall, like the
Dâfiilh, and are very different from the Hagèdifier in warm
countries.
Toads,' Tudfer, and Frogs, Padder, which we call Froer, are
here of the known fort, but they are not fa frequent here as in
Denmark : ' t hâte never feén here any of the fmall green Frogs,
that will fit bn thé leaves of trees, and make a noife like the
found - of à bell. Thefe in Denmark are called Peder Oxes
Froer’*.
Snails, Snegle? we have peculiar to this country, feme naked
Snails, or without fhells ; thefe are either large and black,lor
fuiali and of an afh-grey ; and are commonly found under old
timber, that has laid long on the ground.
. ,* ,T h e cçmmqn Frpgs, hâve this particular in them in this country, .that.they roakd
a fefi nplie.ör Cro&king'ïh thé fpring, than in any1 other piade ; arid according, to jny
owtt arid, -others obfervations, they, are in ibtrie places eftiite dumb. 1 f
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