. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. I40 Handbook of NatureStudy devoted to the young, the gander bravely defending his nest and family from the attacks of any enemies. Although there are several species of wild geese on the Atlantic Coast, the one called by this name is usually the Canada goose. This _^^ bird is a superb creature, "'"l brown above and gray be- ' neath, with head, neck, tail, bill and feet of black. These black trimmings are highly ornamental and, as if to emphasize them, there is a white cresc
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. I40 Handbook of NatureStudy devoted to the young, the gander bravely defending his nest and family from the attacks of any enemies. Although there are several species of wild geese on the Atlantic Coast, the one called by this name is usually the Canada goose. This _^^ bird is a superb creature, "'"l brown above and gray be- ' neath, with head, neck, tail, bill and feet of black. These black trimmings are highly ornamental and, as if to emphasize them, there is a white crescent-shaped "bib" extending from just back of the eyes under- neath the head. This white patch is very striking, and gives one the impression of a bandage for sore throat. It is regarded as a call- color, and is supposed to help keep the flock to- getner; the side tail-coverts are also white and make another guide to follow. Often some wounded or wearied bird of the migrat- ing flock spends the winter in farmyards with domes- tic geese. One morning a neighbor of mine found that during the night a wild gander, injured in some way, had joined his flock. The stranger was treated with much courtesy by its new companions as well as by the farmer's family and soon seemed perfectly at home. The ncxt spring he mated with one of the domestic geese. In the late summer, my neighbor. Wild geese flying in even ranks. mindful of wild geese hab- Photographed directly underneath by A. R. Dugmore. itS, clipped the wingS of the Courtesy of Country Ufe in America. gander SO that he WOUld be unable to join any passing flock of his wild relatives. As the migrating season approached, the gander became very uneasy; not only was he uneasy and unhappy always but he insisted that his wife share his misery of unrest. He spent days in earnest remon- strance with her and, lifting himself by his cropped wings to the top of the barnyard fence, he insisted that she keep him company on this, for web f
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