GEESE, AND THEIR VARIETIES. 



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fn movement. The color is pure white ; the bill and the knob on the 

 head oniiigc colored, and the color of the legs the same. A peculiarity 

 of this breed is the great disparity in si/e between the males and females, 



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PAIR OF GRAY TOULOUSE GEESE. 



EMBDEN AND AFRICAN CROSS. 



ctie former bemg one-third larger than the latter. They are prolific of 

 eggs, which are rather small-sized for the size of the birds, and the gos- 

 lings are tender and delicate in flesh. They are hardy and prolific, some- 

 times reanng three breeds in a season. 



