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GOOSE, BERNACLE. 
ANSER LEUcopSIS, Zemm. 
The Bernacles visit this country during winter, 
appearing in flocks chiefly on the western and 
northern coasts. Early in the spring they quit our 
shores and retire to Lapland, Greenland, and Spitz- 
bergen to breed. They are found also in Holland 
and Germany. They are very shy and wild, but 
on being taken, grow in a few days as familiar as 
our tame Geese. They feed on grass, roots, aquatic 
plants, &c. The eggs, from six to eight in number, 
are of a greyish white colour, about five inches 
long and nearly two inches in breadth. 
GOOS Ey BREN. 
ANAS BERNICLA, Lin. 
This species, the smallest as well as the most 
common of the Goose tribe which annually visit 
this country, is found on most of our sea-coasts. 
As the severity of winter approaches, they quit the 
northern regions in search of warmer climates, and 
arrive in England in considerable numbers, resort- 
ing to the rivers, lakes, and marshes of the interior 
parts. They feed chiefly on the long grass and 
plants which grow in the water. The Brent Goose 
breeds in the northern regions of both Continents, 
laying six or eight eggs of a pale greyish green. 
