THE WILD GOOSE. 



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bird) : The Brent Goose ; still less than the former : 

 The Grey Lag : The Egyptian Goose ; Ganser, or 

 Gambo Goose : and the White-fronted, or Laughing 

 Goose : -besides the Red-breasted Siberian Goose, 

 a rare and very delicate species. There are also 

 other varieties of this species, such as the Canadian, 

 &c. ; few, if any, of which, however, are visitors to 



THE CANADIAN' GOOSE. 



our island. The wild geese fly in flocks, at very 

 regular intervals of distance ; either going in a line 

 abreast, or in two lines, joining in an angle in the 

 middle ; in short, with mathematical precision they 

 appear to select that figure which shall best stem the 

 resistance of the air, and lessen their fatigues. By 

 their manner of flying, also, they present as small a 



