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all been hatched. A few days later, I followed the same inquiry in the 

 valley of the Salt Lake, and on an earthy island in the fresh-water lake 

 called Panbuk, I found a nest where the mother was sitting with some 

 goslings and two eggs, one just breaking with the chick ; the other 

 egg I measured and found to be 3J inches by 2£, and very nearly 

 elliptical in form. The nest was a slight hollow, lined with, first, a few 

 bits of a soft herb, then with feathers. I was told that these goose eggs 

 are found also at the edge of the Salt Lake itself." 



