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species for the present. The series of 

 the Indian bird in the British Museum 

 is very large, whereas the series of the 

 European bird is very small. Materials 

 for instituting a proper comparison be- 

 tween the two are therefore wanting, but 

 so far as I can judge, the differences 

 between the two races are very trifling, 

 and apparendy not constant. 



The Grey Lag-Goose is found in India 

 as a winter visitor, arriving at the end of 

 October, and leaving at the end of March 

 or the beginning of April ; these dates 

 being varied according to locality and 

 surrounding circumstances. This Goose 

 is not confined to the plains, but occurs 

 in all suitable places in the Himalayas 

 up to 6000 feet. It ranges from the 

 extreme west of Sind and of the Punjab 

 to the extreme east of Assam. In India, 

 the ordinary southern limit of this species 

 appears to be a rough line drawn from 

 the mouth of the Nerbudda river to the 

 southern edge of the Chilka lake, but a 

 correspondent of the " Asian " informs 

 us that he has observed this Goose as 

 far south as the i8th degree of latitude, 

 and far into the Vizagapatam District. On 

 the east, it ranges from Assam to Manipur, 

 where Mr. Hume obtained it on the Logtak 



