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large with their dam, every plant of hemlock which grows 

 within the extent of their range should be pulled up, as they 

 are very apt to eat it, and it generally proves fatal to them. 

 Nightshade is also equally pernicious to them, and they have 

 to be poisoned by eating sprigs of yew tree." 



THE AFRICAN GOOSE. 



This beautiful plate, by Durivage, is a very successful rep- 

 resentation of a fine specimen of this gigantic bird. By com- 

 mon consent, this goose is installed the head of his tribe, for 

 size and imposing appearance. 



The breed is thus described in Buffon's Natural History : 

 " The appellation of Swan Goose, given by Willoughby to 

 this large and beautiful bird, is very apt ; but the Canada 

 goose, which is at least as beautiful, has an equal right to the 



