. British game birds and wildfowl . rd that we have metwith of the habits of this bird. Of its nest or eggs we know nothing. In the adult bird the beak and the nail are almost black; (bill, reddish brown, with 174 RED-BREASTED GOOSE. tlie nail black,—Selby,) the irides, hazel, between the beak and the eye a white patch;round the eye, the top of the head, and down the back of the neck, dark brownishblack; on the ear coverts an angular patch of chesnut, surrounded with white, endingin a white streak passing downwards; upper surface of the body and wings, very darkbiown, almost black; wing covert
. British game birds and wildfowl . rd that we have metwith of the habits of this bird. Of its nest or eggs we know nothing. In the adult bird the beak and the nail are almost black; (bill, reddish brown, with 174 RED-BREASTED GOOSE. tlie nail black,—Selby,) the irides, hazel, between the beak and the eye a white patch;round the eye, the top of the head, and down the back of the neck, dark brownishblack; on the ear coverts an angular patch of chesnut, surrounded with white, endingin a white streak passing downwards; upper surface of the body and wings, very darkbiown, almost black; wing coverts, edged with grayish white; upper tail coverts, white;primaries and tail feathers, black; throat, dark brown; neck and upper part of the breast,rich chesnut red, ending with a collar of white: lower part of the breast, black; belly,vent, and under tail coverts, white; the flanks barred with dark brown; legs, toes, andtheir membranes, dark brown, almost black.—Tarrell. It measures in length from twenty-one to twenty-two 175 EGYPTIAN GOOSE. VtlPA5SEB, OF THE ANCIENTS. Anser ^Egyptiacus, ..... TsmsuEas. Anser Egyptiacus, ...... Jextcs. Chenalopcr Egyptiaca, ..... Gould. Jims Egyptiaca, ...... Eewick. Oie Egyptienne, ...... Teiesltsce. Anser—A Goose. JEgypUacus—Egyptian. The readiness with, which this bird is tamed; and lives and breeds in confinement,has led to its introduction into many of our parks, and other private grounds. Fromthese, many have strayed into the surrounding country, and, having been shot, havefigured in the local papers. In addition to these, however, many have occurred in anundoubtedly wild state; and the distance of their native haunts is no bar, certainly, totheir migration to our shores. On one occasion, a flock of eighty birds of this specieswas seen in Hampshire. Dr. Scouler, of Glasgow, has also recorded the shooting, inNovember, 1832, of two females and one male, at Campsie, about seven miles fromGlasgow, the plumage of which was in an
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