. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . The upper parts of the head aiut neck of this bird areof a dingy brown : the sides of the throat are white, spot-ted with brown : the lower parts of the neck, sides of the THE GOOSK. 2H7 breast, and all th? upper plumage appear black, in someplaces resplendently bronzed and glossed with brilliantgreen. On the bend of the wing, or wrist, is placed a strong-white horny spur, turning upwards, about five eighths ofan inch in le
. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . The upper parts of the head aiut neck of this bird areof a dingy brown : the sides of the throat are white, spot-ted with brown : the lower parts of the neck, sides of the THE GOOSK. 2H7 breast, and all th? upper plumage appear black, in someplaces resplendently bronzed and glossed with brilliantgreen. On the bend of the wing, or wrist, is placed a strong-white horny spur, turning upwards, about five eighths ofan inch in length and pointing rather inwards; the edgesof the Aving are white, all the under parts the same. Thisbeautiful bird is nearly of the bulk of the Wild Goose,but its legs and toes are somewhat longer, and of a redor orange yellow. This bird is a native of northern andwestern Africa: it is very difficult to accustom it to theclimate of the north of Europe. BRENT The plumage of this bird is mostly of an uniformbrown, the feathers being edged with ash. The headand upper half of the neck are black, with the exceptionof a white patch on each side, near the throat; the tail, 2b» THE SWAN GOOSE. quills and legs are dusky; the bill is dark, rather of a nar-row shape, and only about an inch and a half long-. The Brent Geese, like the other species, quit therigours of the north in winter, and spread themselvessouthward in the search of milder climates. Theirvaried modes of living, as well as their other habits andpropensities, their migrations, haltings, and breedingplaces do not materially differ from those of the other nu-merous families of Wild Geese. SWAN GOOSE.
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