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cation, -vrhicli had been shot in the " Brooks " (as they call 

 the level of the Adur near Henfield)jOn the 29th of Novem- 

 ber, 1890. It was found alone, and had been observed some 

 days. Of this Goose Mr. Knox says (O. E. p. 242) :— " One 

 of our rarest Anatida. Has been occasionally shot during 

 very severe winters. I obtained two at Pagham, in 1839." 



Mr. Booth, in ' Rough Notes,' makes the following observa- 

 tion : — " Large flocks pass along at sea a short distance oflF 

 the Sussex coast, though few, unless in exceedingly severe 

 weather, penetrate into the marshes. During the winters 

 from 1858 to 1869 I frequently shot over Pevensey Level, 

 but -not more than three or four individuals of this species 

 were obtained. Young birds occasionally reach the south of 

 England as early as October j ia 1882 one was shot in 

 Shoreham Harbour during the second week in the month." 

 The call-note of the Grey-lag Goose is similar to that of 

 the domestic bird. 



In the 'Zoologist' (p. 2773), Mr. Ellman mentions that 

 in February 1850, which was of unusual severity, flocks of 

 wild fowl were very large, and that several Grey-lag Geese 

 were killed in the Sussex marshes. 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



Anser alhifrons. 



Generally known as the Laughing Goose, from its note ; it 

 is by no means uncommon on the coast, large flocks passing 

 in the Channel, about two miles from the land, during severe 

 weather, in the day-time ; and this and the Brent are the most 

 abundant of the genus. They come inland at night, and feed 

 on clover, grass, or any green crop they can find, especially 



