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than that of the Canada goose. It was im- 
mediately covered with soft down. Four other 
eggs were deposited beside the first, and incu- 
bation was commenced on the first day of April. 
About this time the male developed the sav- 
ageness which has since marked his conduct. 
He attacked the cranes that inhabited the pad- 
doclx with such fury that these great birds had 
to be removed to saye them from the vengeful 
beak! During the period of incubation every 
intruder was savagely attacked by the bird, who 
made amazing leaps in the air in the endeavor 
to reach his supposed adversaries. 
On May 1, a tiny head was seen protruding 
from under the mother’s wing, but it was not 
until the 3d that ‘she left the nest, accompanied 
by five beautiful goslings, remarkably weak in 
comparison to young geese of other species. 
During the two days spent in the nest by the 
young birds, the female occasionally left to 
feed, covering the young with down as care- 
fully as she would have covered her eggs. As 
the cereopsis gosling appears never to have 
been fully or correctly described, such data 
may be in order here. 
The goslings are slightly smaller than those 
of the Canada goose. Above, they are yellow- 
ish-white, a brownish-black streak extending 
from the base of the bill to the tail, and a sec- 
ond on the flank. The scapulars, wings, the 
posterior aspect of the thighs, and also the face, 
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lores and ear coverts. are brownish-black. The 
under surface is uniform smoky-white, with the 
throat pure white. The eyes are dark brown 
and the legs and feet black. The bill also is 
black, presenting a transverse groove at about 
one-quarter inch behind its tip; this marks the 
anterior border of the bill caruncle in the adult. 
At the age of one week, this groove had become 
slightly green, and the egg-tooth had not been 
shed. 
Fully two weeks elapsed before the young 
were really strong. After this period had 
elapsed, they were removed to the large grassy 
paddock at the north end of the Duck Aviary, 
where they have since remained. At first their 
sole food consisted of the tender leaves of clover 
and grass, all else—even the succulent worm— 
was refused. Later, however, in spite of the 
assertions of various writers, the young birds 
learned to take a little of the grain provided for 
the occasional use of the parent birds. 
It is a significant fact that while the adults 
abhor water and never enter it unless compelled 
by necessity, the goslings take to their pond as 
freely as young ducks, although they have, ap- 
parently, no idea of feeding in it. 
It is earnestly hoped that some, at least, of 
these interesting little creatures, will reach ma- 
turity, and in the process of growth yield many 
valuable facts concerning their habits and color 
changes. 
HOW OUR WHITE MOUNTAIN GOATS WERE CAUGHT. 
By Cuaries A. CHAPMAN. 
It has often been remarked that if visitors to the Zoological Park could know the circumstances 
under which our animals have been caught in the wilds, public interest in the animals themselves 
would be greatly increased. Through the courtesy of Rod and Gun in Canada, we are enabled to 
publish the very interesting story of how the five mountain goats constituting our herd were cap- 
tured in southwestern Montana, in the spring of 1905. The article appears in the magazine named 
above for June, 1909, on page 1194, under the caption “Catching the Kids of the Mountain 
Goats,” and its author is Mr. Charles A. Chapman. 
We are able to report that four of the original five animals are now living in the Zoological 
Park, in fine health. 
ago, and whic 
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ROM Fort Steele, East Kootenay, to Canal 
Flats and running parallel with the Kootenay 
River, the main range of the Rocky Moun- 
tains rises sharply like a huge rock-wall to the 
east, pierced here and there by the outfalls of 
different streams such as Wild Horse Creek, 
Bull River, Tracey Creek, Sheep Creek and so 
on. Around the heads of these creeks, where 
they back into the deep recesses of those great 
mountain masses, is a wonderful game country 
in part covered by the new game preserve fig- 
ured in your March issue. Grizzly bear, black 
h in another year will reach adult size. 
The fifth, a female, gave her life in rearing the kid that was born two years 
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bear, moose, elk, sheep, goats and deer in plenty 
range there with as much security as do any 
wild animals on earth owing to the extreme 
ruggedness of the country. It is no holiday 
jaunt for weaklings to climb those mountains 
and suffer the hardships and rough life that is 
the sauce of existence for those who love the 
high tops and the secret something that makes 
a pleasure of the hardest toil. 
Some months ago the front cover of “Rod 
and Gun” showed a picture of the mountain 
goats now in the Zoo at the Bronx, New York. 
