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BEAN GOOSE. 



WILD GOOSE. 



PLATE CLXXXIII. FIG. II. 



Anser ferus, FLEMING. SELBT. 



Anas sejetum, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



THE nest of the Bean Goose is built in heath. 



The eggs are of a dull white colour, and from five to seven in 

 number. 



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

 neighbouring heather or other cover. 



In confinement the Bean Goose has been known to pair with the Tame 

 Goose, the progeny partaking in some respects of the character of 

 both parents. This is a statement of Meyer's. 



