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(1674) Author: Johannes Schefferus - Tema: Sápmi and the Sami
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the color of the Hen, which he affirms does differ nothing from the Cock, he
is mistaken; for the color is quite yellow with black specks. The same may
be observed of the Stock-doves which he calls the lesser Vrogalli, for the
hen differs from the cock, he being all black, and she yellow, like the hen
of the Heathcock, from which she is distinguist by nothing but bigness.



Olaus Magnus because the color was not exactly yellow, called it ashen, for
sometimes it is composed of both these, most enclining to an ash. There are
no other sort of wild cocks, then those the Swedes call Orrar and the Latines
Tetraones or Vrogalli minores: their combs are the same with the Vrogalli,
placed not on the top of their heads, but above each eie, which the painter
not understanding drew them from his own tame cocks. Some call these birds
Pheasants, but whoever compares them, will discern two distinct species.
Both sorts are found in Lapland, but the latter not so frequent; nor are the
others equally plentiful every year, for in some there are none. I come now to
the woodcocks, which I think is the right name; the Swedes have a bird which
they call Jærpe, and the Germans Haselhun, but it is doubted whether these
are the same with the woodcock, for they do not frequent marshes as the
woodcocks do, but live altogether in woods and groves, whence Rheen
reckons them among that sort of fowle which inhabit the woods. However,
there is plenty of these birds in Lapland, and they afford good meat for the
inhabitants; but no bird abounds there more then the White Partridge, not
only in the woods but on the highest Mountains, even then when they are
covered with Snow. I call it Lagopos which Samuel Rheen sometimes Fialriipor
or Snioeripor, the Germans and especially the Helvetians term is Schnæhuner,
i. e. Snow-hens, or Shnævoigil, i. e. Snow-birds, because they delight in
Snow and to dwell on the top of the Alpes. They have a kind of hair instead
of Feathers, and hears feet, whence they are called Lagopodes. Samuel
Rheen
describes them thus, that in the Winter they are as white as Snow,
having not one black feather, but that which the Hen has under her wing:
when spring comes they turn grey like hen pheasants, and keep that color
till Winter. Olaus Magnus mentions a sort of snow birds, which naturally
changes its white into ashen, but I can scarce believe he means the Lagopodes,
because he speaks of their red feet, such as Storkes have, whereas the

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