. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. No. III. ORMTIIOLOGY spaces near the shore in large flocks ; by the end of July the old birds were moulting and unable to fly, so that they were easily secured, and afforded most valuable change of diet to our sick. The flesh of this bird is most excellent. The gander remains in the vicinity of the nest while the goose is sitting, and accompanies the young brood. In one instance wher
. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. No. III. ORMTIIOLOGY spaces near the shore in large flocks ; by the end of July the old birds were moulting and unable to fly, so that they were easily secured, and afforded most valuable change of diet to our sick. The flesh of this bird is most excellent. The gander remains in the vicinity of the nest while the goose is sitting, and accompanies the young brood. In one instance where I killed iv female as slie left her nest, the gander came hissing at 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 Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915; Feilden, H. W. (Henry Wemyss). London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
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