THE CANADA GOOSE 267 
The whole continent of North America is the 
home of the Canada Goose. It breeds in any 
suitable place from the Middle States north- 
ward to the islands of the Arctic seas, but the 
greater number build their nests in the Sas- 
katchewan country and thence north to the limit 
of the Canadian forests. The interior of Lab- 
rador, too, has its breeding myriads, where one 
friend tells me, ‘‘I have seen all the Geese in 
the world in one flock!’’ Among New Eng- 
land’s more remote and unfrequented lakes, 
particularly those among the Maine woods, this 
Goose occasionally raises its family. Nests are 
usually upon the ground, though there have 
been instances where they have built in trees, 
taking possession of deserted nests of hawks 
or other large birds, and presumably have 
transported their clumsy babies to the water in 
their beaks, after the manner of the wood duck. 
The complement of eggs varies from five to 
eight, usually the smaller number, grayish 
green in color, and about three and one-half 
inches long. 
This species is the most common and widely 
dispersed of our geese, and a fine looking fellow 
is the gander in his spring suit, despite the 
