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seems to be the native abode of this goose. They are the largest of the goose 

 tribe, and often weigh twenty-five pounds and upwards. Although LIN- 

 NAEUS, in his description, has termed them Siberian geese, they are not in- 

 digenous in Siberia, but have been carried hither and multiplied in a state of 



domestication, as in Germany and Sweden. This bird carries its head high 

 as its walks, and its fine carriage and great bulk give it a noble air. The bill 

 is armed at the edges with a small indentation, the head and the top of the 

 neck are brown, deeper on the upper side than on the under ; on the origin 

 of the bill there rises a round and fleshy tubercle of a vermilion color ; under 



