CANADA GOOSE. 



ANAS CANADENSIS. 



Description. " The length of this species is 

 three feet; extent, five feet two inches; the bill 

 is black ; irides, dark hazel ; upper half of the 

 neck, black, marked on the chin and lower part 

 of the head with a large patch of white, its dis- 

 tinguishing character; lower part of the neck 

 before, white ; back and wing-coverts, brown, 

 each feather tipped with whitish; rump and 

 tail, black; tail-coverts and vent, white; prima- 

 ries, black, reaching to the extremities of the 

 tail ; sides, pale ashy brown ; legs and feet, 

 blackish ash. The male and female are exactly 

 alike in plumage." 



"The Canada goose," adds Brewer, "is easily 

 domesticated, and it is probable that most of the 

 specimens killed in Great Britain have escaped 

 from preserves; it is found, however, on the 

 Continent of Europe, and stragglers may occa- 

 sionally occur. On the beautiful piece of water 

 at Gasford House, the seat of the Earl of 



