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GROUP B. 



(A) BRITISH. 



Animals bred or domesticated by Man for Food or for the 

 use of their products in industry or for their Services 

 as living things. 



SUB-GEOUP a. ANIMALS BRED AND CULTIVATED FOR 

 THE PROVISION OF FOOD. 



Origin and Varieties of Domesticated Geese. 



Au enquiry as to the origin, etc., of Domesticated Geese was 

 received from the Hon. Florence Amherst. No information could 

 be gathered in regard to Pomeranian Goose and little concerning 

 the Strasburg Goose. The latter is a white goose with blue eyes 

 and thus probably of Embden origin. 



There seem to be five well-marked varieties of Domesticated 

 Geese : (1) Toulouse ; (2) Embden ; (3) African or Indian ; (4) 

 Brown China ; and (5) Wliite China. 



The main characters of these may be summed up as follows : — 



Nech-fcathers curled or hoisted ; no knob to bill, 



1. Toidouse. — Adult grey ; bill reddish, nail white or flesh- 

 coloured. Eye brown or hazel, rim colour of bill. Abdominal pouch 

 well developed. Gosling greenish-yellow. 



2. Embden or Bremen. — Adult white ; bill yellow to orange ; nail 

 white. Eye blue, rim orange. Abdominal pouch small. Gosling 

 yellowish. Legs orange, claws white. 



