. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDi*:. 397. THE GREY LAG-GOOSE. Anser cinereus, Meyer. This species is generally supposed to be the principal source from which our domestic race has sprung, and, according to Prof. Skeat, the trivial name indicates that it is the species of' Grey' Goose which in former days lagged behind to breed in our fens, when its congeners had betaken themselves to more northerly regions; Mr. Harting, however, suggests that " lag " is derived from " leag " or " lea," and means " field-" (goose) as distinctive fro
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDi*:. 397. THE GREY LAG-GOOSE. Anser cinereus, Meyer. This species is generally supposed to be the principal source from which our domestic race has sprung, and, according to Prof. Skeat, the trivial name indicates that it is the species of' Grey' Goose which in former days lagged behind to breed in our fens, when its congeners had betaken themselves to more northerly regions; Mr. Harting, however, suggests that " lag " is derived from " leag " or " lea," and means " field-" (goose) as distinctive from the '• rut-" or root-eating species, such as the Brent. Nestlings were taken in the Cambridge- shire fens up to 1773, and breeding continued in Lincolnshire up to the early part of this century; but this species is now rare along the east coast, while of very irregular occurrence in the south and west, even in winter. Even in the Solway district and throughout the greater part of Scotland it is seldom met with; but it still breeds, though in rapidly decreasing numbers, in Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and, more abundantly, in the Hebrides, especially on the outer islands ; being the only kind of Wild Goose which nests in Scotland. To the Orkneys and Shetlands it is only an accidental visitor. In Ireland, a colony of semi-domesticated birds has for many years been resident on the lake at Castle Coole (Lord Belmore's), and from autumn till late spring some numbers are to be found, chiefly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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