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reluctant to leave the field and kept on 
flying about backwards and forwards, 
seemingly very tired, but taking good 
care to keep just out of gunshot. Next 
day was Sunday, so hoping that as they 
had not been much disturbed they might 
still be there on the Monday, a start was 
made, but not a bird was to be seen. I 
have mentioned this little circumstance 
principally to show what a curious 
collection of wild fowl may sometimes 
be seen together even inland without 
any apparent cause. I should add that 
the weather was mild and open and 
we ‘‘ wisely” predicted a speedy change, 
but no such change came, and I can 
only suggest that the Geese had just 
arrived and were resorting to their 
favourite field, and being thoroughly tired 
were loth to leave it. Had we had 
someone to attempt to “‘ drive” the birds 
over us, I think we might possibly have 
secured one or two. 
WHITE FRONTED GOOSE, 
Anser albifrons. 
Three were killed near Llangorse Lake 
in the winter of 1888 by Mr. Adney, who 
