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enclosure, when green food must be supplied to them regularly, 
without which they will not thrive. 
Dr. Bennett furnishes a few notes upon this singular 
bird, which he describes as being allied by its external anatomy 
more to the waders than to the geese :— 
“Tt is about the size of the Common Goose, which it resembles in 
general form, excepting the bill and legs. It has been found in numbers 
in Bass’ Straits, and is known by the name of one of the islands of Furneaux 
group, as the ‘Cape Barren Goose.’ It is much less common near Sydney 
than formerly, from being killed in numbers and not bred in confinement.” 
Male.—Bill short, sharp, and somewhat hooked, adorned 
at the base with a cere of a greenish-yellow colour, which 
covers the black bill about three parts of its entire length. 
Plumage, clear brownish-grey ; the tail and a few feathers on 
the shoulders, black; the top of the head of a dull white 
colour; shoulders and upper portion of the back exhibit round 
brown spots; foot black; leg red; eye white, closely speckled 
with minute scarlet dots, giving it a red appearance. 
Female.—Same as the male, but smaller. 
Young.—The young of the Cereopsis, even at birth, 
exhibit the characteristic cere on the upper mandible, the down 
being ashy-brown, a stripe of a darker shade extending across 
the cheeks and down the nape of the neck. In first feather 
closely resemble adults. 
Egg.—Somewhat small, oval, smoth-shelled, yellowish- 
white; about five in number. March—May. Incubation, 
thirty-five days. 
Nest Down.-—Large, grey, slightly darker on the tips. 
An extinct type of a species apparently allied to the 
Cereopsis has been discovered in New Zealand, but of greatly 
superior size. This genus and species are catalogued by 
Salvadori, as Cnuemiornis. 
