The upland guu^t- [Chlue/'liatiu inayeUiinica) was introduced into South Georgia from the Falkland 

 Islands, where the species has been outlawed because it feeds upon grass and hence is supposed to com- 

 pete with sheep. If it can gain a foothold in its new home, it will be assured of a sheepless future, for 

 these animals cannot endure the South Georgian climate. The position of this pair of geese is charac- 

 teristic, the white gander standing on the safe side of his barred mate with respect to the observer. Cum- 

 berland Bav. Xovember 30, 1912 







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A female South Georgian teal (Nettion georgicum) , an endemic duck which is closely related to the 

 ■widely distributed South American pintail. This charming little teal is almost devoid of fear of human 

 beings, except when it has young. It builds its embowered nest in the heart of a grassy hummock, and 

 lays five cream-colored eggs. The ducklings are very difficult to observe, for, at the alarm note of either 

 parent, they disappear like magic in the tussock grass. Bay of Isles, December 30, 1912 



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