OUR WILD GEESE 175 



patch of white, with a few black feathers Intermixed. 

 General colour of upper parts dark brownish-grey, 

 margined with light greyish-brown. Quills greyish- 

 black ; the breast and sides brownish-grey, barred 

 with greyish-white ; upper and lower tail coverts 

 white ; legs and feet black. Length, from bill to 

 tail, twenty-five inches. 



Female. — Differs from male only in having the 

 upper part more tinged with brown. 



