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gentle and quiet, weigh well, have good feathers and 

 many of them; . The principal objection to them is 

 their color, which is gray. 



The Embdens (Figure 104) are white, very 

 hardy, weigh as much as the Toulouse, mature a 

 trifle earlier and are better mothers. 



The Chinese (Brown, Figure 105, and White) 

 are the best of all layers and have a graceful, swan- 



FIG. 105 FLOCK OF BROWN CHINESE GEESE 



like look on account of their long necks, but are too 

 small to be very profitable. 



The Africans (Figure 106) grow the quickest, 

 lay as many eggs as the Toulouse and have very nice 

 flavored flesh. They are little known in the west, but 

 are great favorites in the east, many preferring them 

 to any other breed. African geese have a large head 

 with a large knob and generally have a dewlap under 

 the throat. These and the Chinese geese are different 

 from the others in the head and are the only two 



