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BRITISH BIRDS 



there are two, and the young sit on their natal rock for 

 some weeks before they descend to the wat^r, which they 

 generally do not approach until able to fly. 



A full grown Gannet (otherwise Solan Goose) weighs 

 between 6 and 7 pounds and measures from. 2| feet to 3 

 feet in length. 



THE GARGANEY. See under Ducks. 



THE GEESE. 



Of these there are se^-eral genera and species among 

 our native birds. The Grey Lag Goose, the Pink- 

 footed Goose, the Bean Goose, the Bernacle Goose, 



The Bernacle Goose. 



and the Brent Goose, have all been kept at the "Zoo" 

 as well as in many private collections, where most of them 



