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particular, now in fo much demand for writing-pens, were formerly 
in the greateft repute for the feathering of arrows. In 1417 and 
1418, king Henry V. attributes his victory at .4gincourt to the archers, 
and directs the fherives of many counties to pluck from every Gog 
fix wing feathers *, for the purpofe of improving arrows, which are 
to be paid for by the king. 
The feeding of Geefe fhould be a bufinefs of fome notice, as we 
find in the London Gazette, Fanuary 31ft, 1793, the name of Thomas 
B. of Plaiftow, in Effex, Goofefeeder, among the lift of bankrupts. 
Semipalmated Goofe, Liz. Lran/.iv. p. 103. N° vi. 
Ss! ZE nearly of a Wild Goofe: bill brown; the cere at the bafe of 
it paffing on each fide to the eye: the head, neck, and thighs 
brownifh black; round the lower part of the neck, a collar of white : 
the rump and under parts white: legs red; toes only webbed half way 
from the bafe: the external plumage does not feem to have any great 
peculiarity, but on diffection, the fituation of the trachea offers a great 
fingularity, for after paffing on the fore part of the neck in the ufual 
way, it forms feveral circumvolutions on the outfide of the mufcles of 
the breaft, under the fkin, before it enters the cavity, which circum- 
ftance is figured on the plate beneath the reprefentation of the bird, 
and will afford no doubt to the curious matter for great admiration. 
For the drawing of the bird, we are indebted to our friend Mr. 
Lambert, and for that of the trachea, to Mr. Heavifide, in whofe Mu- 
feum, amongft very many profeffiona! and other fubjects, may be feen 
well-preferved {pecimens of this organ. 
Inhabits New Holland, being found in flocks near Haw/kbury River, 
and called New South Wales Goofe; its note {aid to be tuneful and me- 
s Thefe feathers fhould confift of the fecond, third, and fourth of each wing.— 
Archagl. vii. p» 52. [u.] 
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