EGYPTIAN GOOSE 



PLATE CLXXXVI. FIGURE I. 



Anser agyptiacuSi ...... JENYNS. 



Anas agyptiaca, ...... BEWICK. 



Chenalopex cegyptiaca, . . .'.-'. . GOULD. 



THESE birds are believed to pair for life, and are 

 much attached to each other, as also to their young. 

 They make their nest, it is said, of reeds, leaves, and the 

 stems of water-plants, and give it a lining of cotton and 

 feathers. It is always placed near the water. 



The eggs are of a dull white colour, with a tinge of 

 buff, six or eight in number. 



The figure on the plate is from one laid in the Gardens 

 of the Zoological Society. 



The specimens shot in England are all regarded as having 

 escaped from confinement. 



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