EGYPTIAN GOOSE. 148 



black; upper tail coverts, also black; under tail coverts, 

 yellowish rust-colour. The legs, which are rather long, and 

 give a peculiar appearance to the bird, as a Goose, are, as 

 the toes, of a pinkish colour. 



The female is like the male, but the colours less bright. 

 Bill, pale yellowish red; iris, brown; the ches'nut-coloured 

 patch around the eye is smaller and not so perfect. The 

 ring round the neck is not so distinct, and smaller in size; 

 the mark on the breast is not so well defined or large as 

 in the male; the feathers of the back are tinged with grey. 

 The white on the wings is less pure; secondaries and 

 tertiaries, tinged with grey. Legs and toes, pale yellowish 

 red. 



