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a square, massive body, carried fairly horizontal, 

 the abdominal pouch, or loose folds of skin between 

 and behind the legs, almost or quite touching the 

 ground."* 



It is often difficult to distinguish the sexes, 



FIG. 93. A pair of gray Toulouse geese. From United States Department 

 of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 64. Howard. 



as the gander and goose have exactly the same 

 color and the same feathering. 



Embden. The Embdens very much resemble 

 the Toulouse in general form; they are; however, 

 pure white throughout, which enables one readily 

 to distinguish one breed from the other. The, 

 Embdens do not have the great abdominal pouch 

 of the Toulouse, although it is sometimes dis- 



* Report, 1897, Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station. 



