200 May 1749. 



from people. It afterwards continued in 

 the houfe, as another tame creature. All 

 aged peribns afferted, that formerly this 

 country abounded more with flags than it 

 does at prefers t. It was formerly not un- 

 common to fee thirty or forty of them in 

 a flock together. The reafon of their der 

 creafe is chiefly owing to the increafe of po- 

 pulation, the defbution 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 der 

 farts, there are yet great numbers of them. 

 Among their enemies is the Lynx of this 

 country, which is the fame with the Sw?- 

 difh one *. They climb up the trees, and 

 when the flags pafs by, they dart down 

 upon him, get fafl holj, bite, and fuck 

 the blood, and never give over till they 

 have killed it. 



I faw feveral holes in the ground, 

 both on hills and on fields, and fallow 

 grounds ; they were round, and commpnly 



about 



* Warg/o ; Fens Lynx. Linn. The Swedes mention two 

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

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

 the fame diftinclion, and call the former Wolf-luchs, and 

 the latter Kaiz-luehs : the former is the biggeft, of a 

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

 and white towards the belly, with brownifh fpots ; thelat- 

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

 #iore fpots. F. 



