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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



Cereopsis, or Cape Barron Goose. — This bird is found 

 in the south-east part of Australia, as well as on the 

 islands in Bass's Straits. It is a fine bird, and receives its 



first name from the large size of the ceie or naked mem- 

 brane surrounding the nostrils, and its second one from 

 the place where it is found in most abundance. It is a 



