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Grey-Lag Goose ; upper parts brownish ash. Bill orange- 

 yellow ; nail white. Legs orange. Length 27 in. Female 

 smaller, and less marked on the breast. 



Language. A hoarse laughing kind of "ha-ha," several 

 times repeated. 



Habits. Like the last. 



Food. Like the last. 



Nidification. Breeds in Arctic regions. 



BEAN GOOSE (Anser segetum). 



A winter visitor, more especially to Scotland, north and east 

 coasts of England and Ireland. 



Haunts. Pastures, wolds, stubbles, &c., near the sea. 



Plumage. Generally much like the Grey-Lag, but differing 

 in the black to base and nail of bill, orange in the middle, its 

 darker colour with no bluish grey on the shoulder, and no 

 black markings on the breast. Legs orange-yellow. Length 

 34 in. Female slightly smaller, but similar. 



Language. Much like the Grey-Lag. 



Habits. Much like the Grey-Lag. 



Food. Grain chiefly, although it is also herbivorous. 



Nidification. Breeds in northern regions. 



PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (Anser brachyrhynchus) . 



A winter visitor, chiefly to the east coast of England and 

 Scotland. 



Haunts. As last. 



Plumage. Much like the last, but with bluish grey on the 

 shoulder like Grey-Lag. Bill pink in the middle ; base, edges, 

 and nail black. Legs pink. Length 28 in. Female similar. 



Language. Much like the last. 



Habits. Eesembling the last. 



Food. Grain, clover, trefoil, &c. 



Nidification. Breeds in northern regions. 



BEENACLE GOOSE (Bernicla leucopsis). 



A winter visitor, occurring chiefly on the western coasts, 

 Scotland, and Ireland. 



Haunts. Mud-flats on the sea-coast, but not so maritime as 

 the next. 



Plumage. Head, neck, and throat black ; forehead, cheeks, 

 and chin white ; mantle lavender-grey, barred with black and 

 white ; wings and tail blackish ; under parts greyish white ; 

 whiter on the vent and under tail-coverts. Bill and legs black. 

 Length 25 in. Female slightly smaller. 



Language. A harsh cackling. 



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