2 go May 1749. 



from people. It afterwards continued in 

 the houfe, as another tame creature. Ail 

 aged perfons aiTerted, that formerly this 

 country abounded more with flags than it 

 dees at prefent. It was formerly not un- 

 common to fee thirty or forty of them in 

 a flock together. The reafon of their de- 

 creafe is chieily owing to the increafe of po- 

 pulation, the deftruclion of the woods, and 

 the number of people who kill and fright- 

 en the frags 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- 

 difli one *, They climb up the trees, and 

 when the flags pafs by, they dart down 

 upon him, get fad hoi d, 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 3 they were round, and commonly 



about 



* Wargh ; Fe/is Lya.r. Linn, The Swedes mention two 

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

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

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

 the latter Ratz luchs : the former is the biggeft, of a 

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

 and white towards the belly, with brownim fpots ; the lat- 

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

 mere fpots. F. 



