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thereon : the legs are blue grey, and rather longer than in many 

 ©f the genus. The female fcarce differs from the male. 



Inhabits various parts o( India; moft frequent in the province 

 of Oude. Is feldom feen in flocks, for the moft part, only two be- 

 ing found together. Is often liept tame *. 



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BARRED- 

 CIZE of a Tame Goo/e: length twenty-fix inches. Bill two HEADED G.. 



inches long, and of a bright yellow; nail black : the head, Discriptiok*. 

 throat, and hind part of theneclc, are white : at the back part of 

 the head, below the eye, a crefcent of black, the horns curving up- 

 wards towards the eye ; below this is a fecondj and under this, 

 moft part of the back of the neck is black alfo : the back is of a 

 fine pale grey ; the edges of the feathers lighteft : wings pale afti- 

 eolour J, edges of the prime quills dufky : lower part of the neck, 

 before, breaft, and upper part of the belly, a moft ekgant pale 

 afli-colour, edged with white : lower belly deep brown, edged 

 with white : rump and vent fnow white : tail fine light grey, tip- 

 ped with white : legs reddilh yellow. 



Inhabits 7k^/«. I' am informed, that this fpecies is often met Place... 



with by hundreds in a flock in the winter months, and is very de- 

 ftruftive to the corn. Suppofed to come from Thibet, and other 

 parts towards the north, departing again as the fummer ap- 

 proaches. Its flefli is much efteemed f- 



*- Mr. MiMito/i. 



■\ Major Roifrtr, 



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