THH BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. III 
GREHYLAG GOOSE, Axser ferus. 
Only occasionally seen in _ severe 
weather, and then passing over at a 
great height. A few have been shot 
from time to time, and a friend of mine 
tells a good tale of a gamekeeper of his 
seeing some Geese in very hard weather 
in a meadow, and in an excellent position 
for stalking them, but after watching 
them for some time he came to the 
conclusion they were tame birds until 
undeceived by their flying away. Mr. 
Crawshay has also killed it on the Usk. 
Welsh, Gwydd Gwyllt. 
BEAN GOOSH, Axnser Segetum. 
Occurs sometimes on the river Usk 
near Talybont. Mr. A. Crawshay killed 
two there in January, 1890, and there 
were two others in the same locality. My 
introduction to this bird was so inter- 
esting that I think it may be worth 
relating. It was in January, 1894, and 
Mr. Crawshay and myself had been 
ferretting all the morning, but the 
rabbits had not been bolting well, and 
after lunch there remained two hours of 
daylight. So wishing to finish the day’s 
