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4. How does the gander or goose fight? AVhat are the chief weapons? 

 How is the head held when the attack is made ? 



5. How does the goose clean her feathers, wings and feet ? How does 

 she oil her feathers? Where does she get the oil and with what does she 

 apply it ? 



6. How much of goose language do you understand? What is the 

 note of alarm? How is defiance and distrust expressed? How does a 

 goose look when hissing? What is the constant note of the gosling? 



7. Give such instances as you may know illustrating the intelligence 

 of geese, their loyalty and bravery. 



8. Write an English Theme on "The Canada Goose, its appearance, 

 nesting habits, and migrations." 



Supplementary reading — Birds that Hunt and are Hunted, Blanchan; 

 "In Quest of Waptonk The Wild," Northern Trails, Long; "The Home- 

 sickn~essofKehonka," Kindred of the Wild, Roberts; Wild Geese, Celia 

 Thaxter. 



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A sea-gull 

 Photo by G. K. Gilbert. 



