. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 P/. 2. Grey GREY LAG-GOOSE. 3 reconnoitre. Grain, grass, clover, and other vegetable substancesare their regular food ; in many places they can find sufficientgrass on the saltings without risking trips to the cultivated land. Migratory Grey Lags reach us from mid-September onwards,and remain until April or May. Certain localities attract thebird, which is more plentiful on the west than east coast ; evenin the west and in Ireland it is local. The call in flight is loudand sharp, a deep sonorous ackh, ackh, almost e
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 P/. 2. Grey GREY LAG-GOOSE. 3 reconnoitre. Grain, grass, clover, and other vegetable substancesare their regular food ; in many places they can find sufficientgrass on the saltings without risking trips to the cultivated land. Migratory Grey Lags reach us from mid-September onwards,and remain until April or May. Certain localities attract thebird, which is more plentiful on the west than east coast ; evenin the west and in Ireland it is local. The call in flight is loudand sharp, a deep sonorous ackh, ackh, almost exactly the noteof the domestic goose, of which it is probably the most directancestor ; when the birds settle, the clonking clamour resemblesthat of other greys. During the breeding season the pair con-verse in familiar language, the contented undertones of the farm-yard. On land it walks with ease and dignity, without the waddleof the overfed domestic bird ; it swims lightly, and if threatenedduring the moult, when through the simultaneous loss of theflight feathers the bird is helple
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