236 duck. 



throat a large kind of pouch, but covered with feathers as the rest 

 of the body ; the plumage wholly white, but females and young 

 birds are dusky above, and have also a smaller pouch ; the legs are 

 scarlet. 



This species is found in the East of Siberia, from the River Lena 

 to Kamtschatka, and taken in great numbers, together with the 

 Red-necked Goose, in glades or avenues in woods, by means of nets 

 placed in proper places, in the same way as Woodcocks are in 

 England, but upon a larger scale;* is often bred in menageries in 

 England. 



18— CHINESE GOOSE. 



Anas cygnoides, Ind. Or?i. ii. 837. Lin.'i. 194. 2. a. australis. Fn. suec. No. 108. Gm. 



Lin. i. 502. Frisch, t. 153. 154. Pall, reise, iii. 700. Naturf. xii. 131. Id. 



xiii. 194. & xv. 160. Robert, Ic. pi. 22. 

 Cygnus sinensis, Gerin. v. t. 555, 556, 557. 

 Anser Guineensis, Bris. vi. 280. Id. 8vo. ii. 435. Klein, p. 129. 4. Raii, 138. 8. 



Will. 375. 

 L'Oie de Guiuee, Buf. ix. 72. pi. 3. PI. enl. 347. 

 Spanish Goose, Swan Goose, Albin, i. t. 91. Bewick, ii. 283. 

 Chinese Goose, Gen. Syn. vi. 447. Arct. Zool. ii. 571. B. Brotun, Jam. 480. Ell. 



Narr. ii. 143 ? 



THIS is between a Swan and Goose in size ; length more than 

 three feet. Bill orange at the base ; on the forehead a large pro- 

 tuberance of the same colour ; irides red brown ; under the throat a 

 large pouch, scarcely covered with feathers, of a dark colour; round 

 the base of the bill a ring of white ; the upper parts of the plumage 

 pale greyish brown, the feathers sometimes edged with a paler 

 colour; down the hind part of the neck to the back a list of black ; 

 fore part of the neck and breast yellow brown ; belly white ; sides 

 over the thighs grey-brown and white ; legs orange ;f claws black. 



* See Arct. Zool. Pall. Trav. ii. 325. f In some the bill, knob at the base 



of it, and legs, are black. 



