CHAP, xili.] PLUMAGE AND INCREASE. 435 



dark ring. Feathers of neck woolly, and clustered in 

 tufts. Quill feathers blackish gray, darker towards the 

 tips. Feathers of back and scapulars gray, each one 

 having a dirty white band at the tip, giving somewhat 

 of a barred character to the plumage. Belly dirty 

 gray. A blunt spur at the elbow-joint. Tail black; 

 under tail-coverts and parts about the vent pure white. 

 Legs and feet black, with the webs much cut out. The 

 female quite resembles the male, but is smaller ; her 

 weight is four pounds. They never have large nests, 

 sometimes in this country sitting on as few as two 

 eggs. The gosling is smoke-cloured. For the op- 

 portunity of figuring the one on the opposite page I am 

 indebted to the Earl of Derby. 



