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cation^ which had been shot in the " Brooks ^' (as they call 

 the level of the Adur near Henfield),on the 29th of Novem- 

 ber, 1890. It was found alone, and had been observed some 

 days. Of this Goose Mr. Knox says (O. E. p. 242) : — '* One 

 of our rarest Anatidce. Has been occasionally shot during 

 very severe winters. I obtained two at Pagham, in 1839.^^ 



Mr. Booth, in ' Rough Notes/ makes the following observa- 

 tion : — " Large flocks pass along at sea a short distance ofl" 

 the Sussex coast, though few, unless in exceedingly severe 

 weather, penetrate into the marshes. During the winters 

 from 1858 to 1869 I frequently shot over Pevensey Level, 

 but not more than three or four individuals of this species 

 were obtained. Young birds occasionally reach the south of 

 England as early as October; in 1882 one was shot in 

 Shoreham Harbour during the second week in the month. ^^ 

 The caU-note of the Grey-lag Goose is similar to that of 

 the domestic bird. 



In the 'Zoologist^ (p. 2773), Mr. Ellman mentions that 

 in February 1850, which was of unusual severity, flocks of 

 wild fowl were very large, and that several Grey-lag Geese 

 were killed in the Sussex marshes. 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



Anser albifrons. 



Generally known as the Laughing Goose, from its note ; it 

 is by no means uncommon on the coast, large flocks passing 

 in the Channel, about two miles from the laud, during severe 

 weather, in the day-time ; and this and the Brent are the most 

 abundant of the genus. They come inland at night, and feed 

 on clover, grass, or any green crop they can find, especially 



