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them, and the other was brought to Mr. Seebohm, then on his 

 visit to the valley of that river. The nest was described as being 

 like that of the Bean Goose, only not so large. A month later 

 that gentleman observed broods of Red-breasted Geese and their 

 parents on the banks of the river a few miles to the south of the 

 locality where the nest had been discovered. The eggs are 

 creamy white in colour, somewhat smooth in texture, very fragile, 

 and measure on an average 275 inches in length by 176 inch in 

 breadth. There can be little doubt that this species rears only 

 one brood in the year. 



Diagnostic Characters. — Bemida, with the forehead black, 

 the lores white, and the throat and breast rich chestnut. Length, 

 22 inches. 



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