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THE PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 

 (A nser brachyrhynchus] 



The pink-footed goose has the bean black, then a 

 band of yellowish-pink round the beak, and then the 

 rest of the beak black ; the feet and legs are pink. 

 In length the bird is about 29 inches. The habits of 

 the pink-footed goose are similar to those of the bean 

 goose, but the former will more often forsake the 

 coast in favour of some inland home. Pink-footed 

 geese are very numerous in certain parts, especially in 

 East Yorkshire and the district of Wells, Norfolk. 

 The three thousand or so geese which every winter 

 make their home on the Holkham marshes are 

 principally pink-footed geese. The pink-footed 

 goose does not breed in our islands. It is said to 

 have nested freely in the Hebrides years ago. 



Food : vegetable ; principally grain, grass, and 

 young corn. 



THE GREYLAG GOOSE (Anser cinereus] 



The greylag, length about 34 inches, has the bean 

 white, and the rest of the beak pale pink. Its feet 

 and legs are of a dull flesh colour. At one time the 



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