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Lagopodes much differ. Another thing Samuel Rheen observes, that the Lagopodes
never sit on trees, as Olaus his Snow-birds are painted, but are
alwaies on the ground very active, scarce ever sitting still. Their shape is this.



The next is their Fish, of which they have incredible store; Zeiglerus saies
their draughts are so great, that they are forced to transport some of them
into other Countries. Jovius speaks too of great plenty they reap from the
Seas, because he is describing those Laplanders which live near Muscovy:
whereas the rest can have plenty enough out of the rivers. The best sort
they have is Salmon, for which Olaus Magnus saith there is not better fishing
in any part of Europe, then in the Bothnic towards Lapland; whose
mountains send down vast rivers of fresh water, against which the Salmons come
in such shoales, and with such vigor, that the Fishermen find them at the
head of the river on the top of the mountains. Samuel Rheen too prefers
these fish before all the rest, and saith that they swim up all rivers that they
are able, and come down again about S^t Matthews tide. And that it is much
worse when it returns, then when it went up, which seems to be, because tis
wearied and spent in strugling against the stream, and engendring; which
it alwaies does in those parts of the river which are most remote from the
Sea: when he comes up the river they call him Salm, at his return lax.

The 2^d sort of fish are Pikes, Olaus Magnus speaking of this saith, that in
Lapland there are marshes of fresh water, 400 Italian miles in length, and
100 in bredth, in which there is such abundance of Pike and other fish, that
they do not only supply 4 Kingdomes, but are dried and transported farther
into Germany to be sold: these fish alwaies use fresh water, and are every
where known having long heads, the lower jaw hanging out, many sharp
teeth, which the Germans call Hecht. They are found sometimes to exceed
men in length. Olaus affirms, that if they have fresh water and food enough,
they will attain to 8 foot in length.

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