Descriptive List of the Common Birds 
one often surprises a flock of geese feeding in 
some field. They pass the day on a sandbank 
in some large river, most of the flock asleep on 
one leg with heads tucked under the wing, but 
one or two birds are invariably posted as 
sentinels. 
227. Anser ferus: The Grey-lag Goose. 
(F. 1579), J- 945)> (V-) 
Upper parts brown, the shoulders having a 
number of narrow pale cross bars. Lower 
parts pale grey. Bill, legs, and feet are a dirty 
pink colour. 
Not found in S. India. (Illus. I. G. III, 
Pp. 55) 
228. Anser indicus: The Barred-headed 
Goose. (F. 1583), (J- 949), (—V-) 
This species is distinguished from the other 
by its yellow bill and feet, and the fact that its 
head is white with two conspicuous broad 
black cross bars, from which the bird derives 
its name. Its general colour is more grey than 
that of the last species. 
Rare in S. India. (Illus. I. D., p. 843; also 
I. G. III., p. 81.) 
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