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Page xvii
... of the island , inserted in my Appendix ; also to Mr. W. Boyd and Mr. W. Ardley for their harmonies to the Icelandic melodies I brought home with me . SABINE BARING - GOULD . b ERRATA . - Page 7 , line 4 , for PREFACE . xvii.
... of the island , inserted in my Appendix ; also to Mr. W. Boyd and Mr. W. Ardley for their harmonies to the Icelandic melodies I brought home with me . SABINE BARING - GOULD . b ERRATA . - Page 7 , line 4 , for PREFACE . xvii.
Page xxix
... brought by ice can hardly be doubted ; the uplands bear many evidences of having been covered by water , and traversed by float- ing icebergs . In one spot alone did I find unmistakable glacial grooving , and that was along the hill ...
... brought by ice can hardly be doubted ; the uplands bear many evidences of having been covered by water , and traversed by float- ing icebergs . In one spot alone did I find unmistakable glacial grooving , and that was along the hill ...
Page xxxii
... brought from Norway . Of these , ten died during the voyage ; but the remaining three increased rapidly , so that at present there are considerable herds in the unpopulated districts of the island , especially in the rolling mountain ...
... brought from Norway . Of these , ten died during the voyage ; but the remaining three increased rapidly , so that at present there are considerable herds in the unpopulated districts of the island , especially in the rolling mountain ...
Page xxxiii
... brought over since the colonization of the island . The feathered creation is most fully represented in the country . There are six families , and about 90 species of birds . Of these , fifty - four species are water - fowl . No ...
... brought over since the colonization of the island . The feathered creation is most fully represented in the country . There are six families , and about 90 species of birds . Of these , fifty - four species are water - fowl . No ...
Page xxxix
... brought as thralls to the new country , so that a certain infusion of foreign blood remains in Iceland . This accounts for the introduction of such names as Njál , Kormak , Kjartan , and Erlendr , or " the Irishman . " For sixty years ...
... brought as thralls to the new country , so that a certain infusion of foreign blood remains in Iceland . This accounts for the introduction of such names as Njál , Kormak , Kjartan , and Erlendr , or " the Irishman . " For sixty years ...
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