. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . The most important breeds derived fromthe grey-lag are the T(_)ULOUSE and British species are the Be.\N-GOOSE,PiNK-FOOTEr) and Wihte-fronted Geese,and the Brext and B.\RNACLE-( ;eese, in all of which the are preciselysimilar in coloration and subdued in tone. In the New World some very beautifulwhite geese are found, which are still moreinteresting in that the females have a difterentcoloration. These are the KELP- and Uplaxd-GEESE of Patagonia and the Falklands. Thefemale of the kelp-goose i


. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . The most important breeds derived fromthe grey-lag are the T(_)ULOUSE and British species are the Be.\N-GOOSE,PiNK-FOOTEr) and Wihte-fronted Geese,and the Brext and B.\RNACLE-( ;eese, in all of which the are preciselysimilar in coloration and subdued in tone. In the New World some very beautifulwhite geese are found, which are still moreinteresting in that the females have a difterentcoloration. These are the KELP- and Uplaxd-GEESE of Patagonia and the Falklands. Thefemale of the kelp-goose is brownish blackabove and black barred with white below,whilst the female of the upland-goose isrufous and black in colour. The latter maybe seen in London parks., , Lastly, we have a few species known from Ph„oi, »-. P. DunJ,,] [R,g,n,, Pari f. J^ their small size as PVGMY GEESE of Australia,BLACK-NECKED SWAN India, and Africa. Perhaps the best known The fleshy knob at the base of the hill ;s 0/a bright red colour IS the Indian SpecicS, Called the 72 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD


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