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EGYPTIAN GOOSE. 



I'LATE CLXXXVI. FIG. I. 



Anser Egyptiacus, JEJTTN*S. 



Anas Egyptiaca, BEWICK. 



Chenalopex Egyptiaca, 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, and has 

 been known on its surface, supported by the surrounding floating 

 vegetation. 



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. 



