Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



utter a curious cackle easy to recognise, but 

 difficult to describe. This call is often heard 

 at night. When riding in the early morning 

 one often surprises a flock of geese feeding in 

 some field. They pass the day on a sandbank 

 in some large river, most of the flock asleep on 

 one leg with heads tucked under the wing, but 

 one or two birds are invariably posted as 

 sentinels. 



227. Anser ferus : The Grey-lag Goose. 

 (F. IS79), (J. 945), (V.) 



Upper parts brown, the shoulders having a 

 number of narrow pale cross bars. Lower 

 parts pale grey. Bill, legs, and feet are a dirty 

 pink colour. 



Not found in S. India. (Illus. I. G. III., 



P- 55-) 



228. J user indices : The Barred-headed 

 Goose. (F._i583),(J.949), (-V.) 



This species is distinguished from the other 

 by its yellow bill and feet, and the fact that its 

 head is white with two conspicuous broad black 

 cross bars, from which the bird derives its name. 

 Its general colour is more grey than that of the 

 last species. 



Rare in S. India. (Illus. I. D., p. 84 ; also 

 I. G. III., p. 81.) 



p 22s 



