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Of the Laplanders Birds and Tifb. 137
oiherwife, as being choaked in the Hedges or dropping into water. The
last Sort of beafts are hares, which are esteemed Sor their white skin,
especially in the winter, at which time they are as white as the Foxes; they
change their color every year,alwaies turning white towards this SeaSon ; for
which tho many reaSons may be given, I think this is most considerable, that
Nature and Providence designed it, leaft when the ground was quite
co-ver’d with Snow, their color might eafily discover them , and they being
equally oppreSTed by manandbeaft Should be quite deftroy’d. For which
reaSon too, probably Some birds at that time a re white. Olaus Magnus
tefti-fiesthe-Same oS hares, that immediatly after Autumn they begin to grow
white, and at that time are frequently taken half white and half nor, but
in the midst of the Winter they are all white as before.
CHAP- XXX
Of their ’Birds and Fijh.
I COME now to the Birds,of which here is great store. Samuel Rheen
mentions thefe, Swans, Geefe, Ducks, Lapwings, Snipes,all forts of
water Birds, and wildfowl , as Heathcocks, Stock-doves,- Partridges,
Woodcocks 5 he.makes a distinction between water fowle and thofe that are
bred in Woods, and proves that they abound with each fort, becaufe the
country has fo many pools, ponds, and woods. Of thefe birds, fome are in
other countries, fome only in thefe Northern parts. Swans, Geefe and
Ducks, areknown every where: he means wild ducks, for they have no tame
ones. Olaus Petri takes notice of the fame thing. It is remarkable in theSe
wild foul, that they come from the South into the North, where they build
their nests, hatch and breed up their young ones, which is not frequent
elle-where. I believe it is becaufe they do not find fuch fecurity nor plenty of
food in other places. The Snipes I fuppofe are fcarce found any where elSe,
their back and head are black, and most part of their wings, v hire on their
breast and belly, red bills, very long,and fet with teeth, Short feet and red
with skin between their claws, as all water fowle have. As you may fee in
the next page.
To this we may add that fort of Bird called Loom, which Samuel Rheen
omitted, unlefs he comprehended them under the water-fowle in general^
for there is fuch a pumberofthem, and fo various,that the particulars would
take up too much’ time : OUus Wormius has a draught of this bird, it is no
fort ofduck, as appears by its bill, which is not broad but Sharp. This bird
peculiarly goes not upon land, but alwaies either flies or Swims, it h.ith feet
very Short for the proportion of its body, and standing So much back, that
tho they are very convenient Sor Swimming, yet it cannot So poiSe its body
on land as to be able to go: hence it is called Loome, which Signifies lame or
unable to go. Of the wild fowl that which Samuel Rheen calls Kieder and
we render Wogallon, intimating the biggest Sort, is named Cedron near Trer.t,
if Gefntr may be credited, who deScribes the reft very probably : but as to
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