THE CAPE BAKKEKT GOOSE 



Siib-family Cereopsince. 

 Cere of bill much developed. 



Genus Cereopsis. 



Face wax-like. 



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The Cape Barren Goose. 



Cereopsis novce-hollandice. 

 Southern Australia and Tasmania. 



Crown of head tvhitish, rest of plumage brownish grey; some of the 

 ■wing-coverts and scapulars with a spot of brownish black near the tip; 



Maned Goose: Chenonetta jubata. 



Australian Museum. 



feathers of back margined with pale brownish grey; tail blackish brown; 

 bill black and cere yellow; feet black. Total length 34 inches, wing 20, 

 tail 8, tarsus 3.6. 



Nest made of grass and lined with down, generally on the 

 ground among the tussocky grass on the islands in Bass Strait 

 and off the coast of South and "West Australia. They do not 

 nest inland or go far from the coast. From four to six eggs are 

 laid, of a creamy-white colour. They measure about 2.94 x 

 2.10 inch. 



