_Samuel Rheen_ describes them thus, that in the Winter they are as white as Snow, having not one black feather, but that which the Hen has under her wing: when spring comes they turn grey like hen pheasants, and keep that color till Winter. _Olaus Magnus_ mentions a sort of snow birds, which naturally changes its white into ashen, but I can scarce believe he means the _Lagopodes_, because he speaks of their red feet, such as Storkes have, whereas the _Lagopodes_ much differ. Another thing _Samuel Rheen_ observes, that the _Lagopodes_ never sit on trees, as _Olaus_ his Snow-birds are painted, but are alwaies on the ground very active, scarce ever sitting still. Their shape is this. [Illustration] The next is their Fish, of which they have incredible store; _Zeiglerus_ saies their draughts are so great, that they are forced to transport some of them into other Countries. _Jovius_ speaks too of great plenty they reap from the Seas, because he is describing those _Laplanders_ which live near _Muscovy_: whereas the rest can have plenty enough out of the rivers. The best sort they have is Salmon, for which _Olaus Magnus_ saith there is not better fishing in any part of _Europe_, then in the Bothnic towards _Lapland_; whose mountains send down vast rivers of fresh water, against which the Salmons come in such shoales, and with such vigor, that the Fishermen find them at the head of the river on the top of the mountains. _Samuel Rheen_ too prefers these fish before all the rest, and saith that they swim up all rivers that they are able, and come down again about S^t _Matthews_ tide. And that is much worse when it returns, then when it went up, which seems to be, because tis wearied and spent in strugling against the stream, and engendring; which it alwaies does in those parts of the river which are most remote from the Sea: when he comes up the river they call him _Salm_, at his return _lax_. The 2^d sort of fish are Pikes, _Olaus Magnus_ speaking of this saith, that in _Lapland_ there are marshes of fresh water, 400 _Italian_ miles in length, and 100 in bredth, in which there is such abundance of Pike and other fish, that they do not only supply 4 Kingdomes, but are dried and transported farther into _Germany_ to be sold: these fish alwaies use fresh water, and are every where known having long heads, the lower jaw hanging out, many sharp teeth, which the Germans call _Hecht_. They are found sometimes to exceed men in length. _Olaus_ affirms, that if they have fresh water and food enough, they will attain to 8 foot in length. The 3^d sort are those which the _Swedes_ call _Syck_, not much differing from the Carp; only they have longer mouths, and not so broad, they are commonly not so big as carps, but in _Lapland_ they are found extraordinary, sometimes weighing 10 or 12 pounds.