BEAN GOOSE 



WILD GOOSE. 



PLATE CLXXXIII. FIGURE II. 



Anser segefum, NAUMANN. 



Anas segetum, GMELIN. 



THE Bean Goose does not breed in Great Britain, 

 though common during autumn or winter in the North. 



Its nest, usually built in June, is a hollow in a tussock 

 of sedge. 



The eggs are of a dull white colour, and three or four 

 in number. 



The young, till able to fly, hide themselves, if alarmed, 

 in the neighbouring cover. 



In confinement this species has been known to pair with 

 the tame Goose, the progeny partaking in some respects of 

 the character of both parents. 



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