. The sportsman's British bird book . s which form anetwork-like , which arearranged in sixgenera, are for themost part inhabitantsof the colder parts ofthe northern hemi-sphere, although someare found in the An-tarctic regions. In the t)• pica 1genus A user, as re-presented by thegrey lag goose andits immediate relations, the short and sub-conical beak is high atthe base, with the nostrils situated about midwa\ between the latterand the tip, which is covered with a large nail ; the wings are large,but the tail, which comprises either sixteen or eighteen feathers, is shortand roun
. The sportsman's British bird book . s which form anetwork-like , which arearranged in sixgenera, are for themost part inhabitantsof the colder parts ofthe northern hemi-sphere, although someare found in the An-tarctic regions. In the t)• pica 1genus A user, as re-presented by thegrey lag goose andits immediate relations, the short and sub-conical beak is high atthe base, with the nostrils situated about midwa\ between the latterand the tip, which is covered with a large nail ; the wings are large,but the tail, which comprises either sixteen or eighteen feathers, is shortand rounded ; and the legs are of medium length, placed well forwardon the body, and suited for walking on land. The grey lag goose, which measures two inches short of a yard inlength, is specially characterised by the bluish-grey colour of thelesser wing-coverts and the feathers of the hind part of the back,and the white nail of the beak. As regards the rest of the colour-ing, the head, neck, and fore part of the breast are greyish brown,. MOUNTED IN THE ROWLAND WARD STUOlQS GkKY LAG GANUKK. GREY LAG GOOSE 273 with a (e\v white feathers round the base of the beak ; the feathers ofthe back are chocolate-brown with pale huffish tips, which in theregion of the scapulars and flanks form conspicuous transverse bars ; thebreast is white, with a number of irregularly disposed black feathers ;and the beak, legs, and toes are flesh-coloured. The goose is dis-tinguishable from the gander by her somewhat inferior size ; whileyoung birds are recognisable by the absence of black spots on theabdomen and white feathers round the beak. Goslings are olive-brownabove, with the forehead, sides of the head, the hind part of theneck, the breast, and the flanks greenish yellow, and the abdomenyellowish white. The weight of the adult is from 9 to 10 lbs. The grey lag breeds in Europe north of about latitude 50°, andthence eastwards through Central Asia to southern Siberia; whilein winter it visits the Me
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