. Indian sporting birds . and rather awkwardgait, very like a goose; it also has other goose-like habits,feeding mostly on grass, though now and then scratching upa tasty bulb, and being eminently sociable, several old birdsbeing seen together with a number of chicks ; while the sentinelperched on a stone ready to give warning to the pack iseminently reminiscent of the ways of wild geese. When on thewing, these birds fly well and often high, frequently crossingfrom one ridge to another, or travelling a mile at a time, andthey are particularly conspicuous when in flight, owing to theirpinion-qu
. Indian sporting birds . and rather awkwardgait, very like a goose; it also has other goose-like habits,feeding mostly on grass, though now and then scratching upa tasty bulb, and being eminently sociable, several old birdsbeing seen together with a number of chicks ; while the sentinelperched on a stone ready to give warning to the pack iseminently reminiscent of the ways of wild geese. When on thewing, these birds fly well and often high, frequently crossingfrom one ridge to another, or travelling a mile at a time, andthey are particularly conspicuous when in flight, owing to theirpinion-quills being white except at the tips, while they keepup a continual whistle while flying. They habitually feed up-hill, walk slowly, and never run far ; in fact they are not builtfor much sprinting, being thickset, short-legged birds and veryheavy, the cock weighing up to six and a half pounds, andnormally about five. The hen is not nearly so large, but stillweighs between three or four pounds, and except for having Cefwrnis rnelcuwcepJialus. PorzancL aJwoh.
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