. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . alGardens, Regents Park, where it was kept with some indi-viduals of the orange-legged species, and of which it was sup-posed to be only an accidental variety. Subsequent research,however, convinced us that the points of difference betweenthis and the more common orange-legged bird, were too greatto belong only to a variety, and at last we ascertained thatthis species had long since obtained a separate place in theornithological lists of our continental neighbours, and thatthe species had been duly acknowledged as distinct. How thissp
. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . alGardens, Regents Park, where it was kept with some indi-viduals of the orange-legged species, and of which it was sup-posed to be only an accidental variety. Subsequent research,however, convinced us that the points of difference betweenthis and the more common orange-legged bird, were too greatto belong only to a variety, and at last we ascertained thatthis species had long since obtained a separate place in theornithological lists of our continental neighbours, and thatthe species had been duly acknowledged as distinct. How thisspecies remained so long confused with its congeners in thiscountry is remarkable, since it has not only been met with inmany parts of England in winter, but is known to breed ingreat numbers among the Western Islands of Scotland. Although first recognised as a distinct species abroad, itappears that the Pink-legged Goose is chiefly known as awinter visitant in the civilised parts of the continent ofEurope. According to M. Temminck, it was first observed 58. -■ -***! PINK-LEGGED BEAN GOOSE. 13 in Holland, in the winters of 1829 and 1830, and subse-quently in 1838 ; at all which times they appeared in verysmall numbers, travelling apart from other species. M. de Lamotte dAbbeville has kept for some years inhis farm-yard, according to the statement of M. Temminck,three individuals of this species, in company with the greylag goose, the orange-legged bean goose, and the white-fronted goose, but they shew no disposition to associatewith any of their neighbours, forming always a separategroup. The same isolated habits have been observed inthe individuals of this species that have been kept in theZoological Gardens, and in St. Jamess Park. Althoughseldom making its appearance in this part of Britain ina wild state, this species seems well known among theScottish islands, being found at all times of the year innumbers, as before mentioned, among the Hebrides. In the small islands i
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