1895.] MYODES LEMMUS.* Då 

their decomposing bodies cause disease amongst the inhabitants 
of the distriets1. 
The next author who treats of this species is, probably, 
Olaus Magnus, Archbishop of Upsala (obit. 1558). 
His great work, printed for the first time* in Rome, in 
1555, concerns the nations, and natural features of Northern 
Europe, and was given the follewing title: 
* Historia de gentibvs septentrionalibvs, earumqve diversis sta- 
tibvs, conditionibvs, , . . . necnon vmuersis pene ammalibus in 
Septentrione degentibus, eorumqve natura.” Avtore Olao Magno 
Gotho Archiepiscopo Upsaliensi. Romæ 1555. 
In this book (p. 617) Olaus Magnus quotes, almost verbatim, 
Ziegler's account, without being able, himself, to add any new 
observations of importance; but he furnishes his report, which 
will be found in the section concerning Musteta erminea (*Lekai 
Gothice vel hermelim””) with the following drawing: 
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Fig. 1. Myodes lemmus and Mustela erminea, from Olaus Magnus 1555 
This drawing is in part, å copy obtained from Olaus Magnus's 
great map of 1539, the original of which is preserv.d in the 
I This last assertion thus proves to be in conformity with the obser- 
vations of latter years. 
2 Subsequent edit'ons were publiske” in Basel 1567, and i1 Leyden, 
1652. 
