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L-« ft, ¢Pyx Te. Ay N-D, 73
fent their game keepers by moon-light into the wood, and
difcovered the harmlefs Snoripa. The birds I have men-
tioned are reckoned great rarities at Stockholm, whither
they are fent in the winter and fold at very high prices.
Befides thefe they have the Moorkulla, Akcfhon, Purrhons,
Rapphons, Gelenotte, Kneeper, whichis a kind of Snipe,
and the Yierper.
Woodcocks breed both in Lapland and in Sweden as
well as. other northern countries. After the breeding
Seafon, for a certain time, the woods of Lapland and Fin-
land abound with them. Thefe they call in their language
the Seafon-bird, but they neitherdeltroy or eat them, judg-
ing them to be unwholefome food, from the circumflance
oftheir having no crops. It has been an obfervationin Eng~
land that for feveral years paft Woodcocks have become
remarkably fearce. This may probably be accounted for
in the following manner. Sweden like other countries, is
making a gradual progrefs in the arts of Luxury, amongft
which the indulgence of the palate takes no undiftinguifh-
ed place, Wild fowl eggs have of late become a great
L deli-
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