. Sandwich Island Bernicle {Bernicla * Sandvicensis). CHAPTER XIII. THE SANDWICH ISLAND GOOSE. Stay-at-home travellers.—Home of the Sandwich Bernicle.—Natural dispo- sition.—Its claims on our patronage.—Natural perfume.—Voice.—First his- torical notice.—Erroneous nomenclature.—Obstinate pugnacity.—A parallel.— Diet.—Weight.—Plumage.—Increase. One great charm in Natural History is that it leads the student through such an ever-changing panorama of * Cuvier saj's, "The Bernicles are distinguishable from the com- mon Gee3e by a shorter, smaller bill, whose edges are not apparent beyond the e

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. Sandwich Island Bernicle {Bernicla * Sandvicensis). CHAPTER XIII. THE SANDWICH ISLAND GOOSE. Stay-at-home travellers.—Home of the Sandwich Bernicle.—Natural dispo- sition.—Its claims on our patronage.—Natural perfume.—Voice.—First his- torical notice.—Erroneous nomenclature.—Obstinate pugnacity.—A parallel.— Diet.—Weight.—Plumage.—Increase. One great charm in Natural History is that it leads the student through such an ever-changing panorama of * Cuvier saj's, "The Bernicles are distinguishable from the com- mon Gee3e by a shorter, smaller bill, whose edges are not apparent beyond the extremities of the ;

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