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the more enlightened part of the community, and to the 

 ignorance of those persons who are most likely to capture 

 birds during the winter season. The wealthy sportsmen 

 do not go, in general, in pursuit of birds during the most 

 probable time of seeing them, namely, boisterous and wet 

 weather, and the keepers or poachers frequently send their 

 prizes to a distant market for sale, or devour them at 

 home during times of dearth ; so that the chances of esta- 

 blishing facts on any such subjects of interest to an ornitholo- 

 gist are exceedingly limited. 



The drawing of the present species was made by us from 

 a bird in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, and we have 

 had opportunities of comparing it with several other birds in 

 collections of living specimens ; its head and neck are generally 

 carried in the manner represented in our Plate when feed- 

 ing, and the movement of those parts resembles that of 

 the snake in a great degree. 



This bird is a very ornamental object, both on the ground 

 and on the water, and its peculiar white gorget distinguishes 

 it at first sight from other geese : its walk is easy and grace- 

 ful. 



The call-note of the Cravat Goose is much like that of the 

 Mute Swan. 



Respecting the reproduction of this species in a wild 

 state, we must rely upon the accounts obtained from 

 American ornithologists, who say that the breeding-places 

 are near the water, among swamps, where the female forms 

 a nest of dry grasses, lined with feathers, plucked from 

 her own breast ; in it she lays six or seven eggs ; the male 

 does not sit, but joins the family as soon as the young 

 are hatched, and all remain together until the next breeding- 

 season separates them in the usual manner. The Canada 

 Goose apparently pairs for life. 



