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T^estcni sliores, and its handsome rcd-brcasted ally [B. luficoU'ts) (765) 

 very rarely wanders as far west as Great Britain. The commonest 

 species that visits us is undoubtedly the Brent-Goose (Branta bertticlu) 

 (764), which is specially numerous along the cast coast and may some- 

 times be seen iu almost countless multitudes. The two forms of this 

 l)ird are cxiiibited ; the one having the underparts pale whitish-grcv, 

 while in the other they are dark grey or brown. Another familiar 

 member of this genus is the large Canada Goose {B. canadensis) (762), 

 which has for more than t^vo centuries been domesticated in this 

 country. 



The Empcror-Goosc {Pliilucti-) (766) and the Sandwich Island Goose ra>e41."] 

 {Nesochen) (767) arc two somewhat remarkable forms, the latter being a 

 very rare species which inhabits the craters and lava-flows on the 

 hills of the Hawaiian Islands. 



To rather a different group belong the South American U])land-Goose 

 and its allies [Chlocphaya) (768-770), the Abyssinian Dwarf-Goose 

 (Ci/anoc/ien) (771), and the -Australian Maned Goose {Chenonetta) (772). 

 The Upland Goose is a familiar bird to many, for being a large, hand- 

 some and hardy species, it is frequently kept on ornamental waters in 

 this country. 



The last section of the Anuthhe includes the Spur-winged Geese C'a^e ■):.'.] 

 {P/eclroptcrus), represented by the N.E. African form F.rlippelli (773), 

 characterised by its high frontal knob, and the ^lu-^covy Duck [Cuiiina 

 nioschata) (774) of Tropical South America, with its bare red face 

 and fleshy wattles, frequently kept in a domestic state both in this and 

 other countries. Another remarkable form is the Indian and N. African 

 Blaek-baekcd Goose [SarchUornis meJanonota) (775), the bill of the male 

 being ornamented with a fleshy comb which is about 2 inches high iu 

 the breeding-season. Both these and the Muscovy Ducks (774) nest in 

 hollow trees. 



The White-winged Wood-Duck {Asacornls scutnlata) (776) and the ]('asij42.] 

 Pink-headed Duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllaccu) (777), the only members 

 of their respective genera, are both peculiar to the Indo-Burmese 

 countries. The colouring of the latter is specially remarkable, the 

 delicate pink head and neck being quite unlike that of any other Duck. 

 The Pigmy Geese or Cotton-Teal (Netlupus) (778-780) are all natives 

 of the Old World, and several species representing these handsome little 

 birds are exhibited. The lovely Summer-Duck (782) of N. America, and 

 the still more splendid Mandarin-Duck (781) from N.E. Asia and Japan, 

 constitute the genus .dB,c. With the full-plumaged male of the former 

 will be found another example in complete eclipse plumage like that of 

 the female. 



The Blaek-and-White Goose {Anseranus seniipahnatus) (783) is the 



