zoo 



May 1749. 



from people. It afterwards continued in 

 the houie, as another tame creature. All 

 aged per ions aiferted, that formerly this 

 country abounded more with ftags than it 

 does at prefent. It was formerly not un- 

 common to fee thirty or forty of them in 

 a flock together. The reafon of f heir de- 



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creafe is chiefly owing to the increafe of po- 

 pulation, the deftruction of the woods, and 

 the number of people who kill and fright- 

 en the flags at prefent. However, high 

 up in the country, in great forefts and de- 

 farts, there are yet great numbers of them. 

 Among their enemies is the Lynx of this 

 country, which is the fame with the Swe- 

 dijh one *. They climb up the trees, and 

 when the flags pais by, they dart down 

 upon him, get fair, hoi J, bite, and fuck 

 the blood, and never give over till they 

 have killed it. 



^ I law feveral holes in the ground, 

 both on hills and on fields, and fallow 

 grounds ; they were round, and commonly 



about 



* IVarglo ; Fe'is Lynx. Linn. The Swedes mention two 

 kinds of lynx, the one is called the Warglo, or wolf-lynx, 

 snd the other the Kattlo, or cat-lynx. The Germans make 

 the fame diftinftion, and call the former Wclf-l u chs y and 

 the latter Katz-iucbs : the former is the biggeil, cf a 

 brownifh red, mixed with grey and white, on its back, 

 snd white towards the belly, with brown: fh fpots ; thelat- 

 ter i-> fmaller, and has a coat which is more white, and with 

 more fpot:>. F. 



