It is a general practice throughout Lapland in the autumn to set traps in the more unfrequented parts of the woods to catch the Wood Grous (_Urogallus_). Some of these traps were still remaining, but I could never properly observe their construction till I met with one in the course of this day's journey. This machine consists of six parallel pieces of wood, each at a little distance from the next, and all joined together by a transverse piece at each end. Over them the twig of a tree is placed horizontally, one end of it being fastened to the frame, the other introduced into a loop holding a weight. An upright splinter of wood is made to support this twig in an arched position, so that when the bird goes under it to roost, or otherwise touches the splinter, the latter falls down, and the bird is caught. [Illustration] This being a day of public thanksgiving, I remained at Umoea. Agues are very uncommon in this country, but St. Anthony's fire seems to be proportionably more frequent, insomuch that every body complains of being troubled with it. At Upsal and Stockholm agues are common, and at Lund acute fevers terminate in that complaint. Throughout Lycksele Lapland there are no other domestic animals than Reindeer and Dogs. The latter are generally of a hoary grey colour, and a middling size. The Laplanders use no artificial beverage. _June 9._ Near the town of Umoea, in a springy spot on the side of a hill, I met with three or four curious species of moss. 1. A kind of _Hypnum_ or _Polytrichum_, with a branched stem bearing flowers in the form of shields. (_Mnium fontanum Sp. Pl. Bartramia fontana Fl. Brit._ The male plant.) [Illustration]