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before, the breast, and upper part of the belly, of a most elegant, 

 pale ash-colour, the feathers edged with white; lower belly deep 

 brown, edged with the same; rump and vent snow white; tail short, 

 cuneiform, fine light grey, tipped with white; the feathers pointed 

 at the ends ; legs reddish yellow ; the wings, when closed, reach to 

 the end of the tail. 



Inhabits India. Often met with by hundreds in a flock during 

 the winter months, and is very destructive to the corn; supposed to 

 come from Thibet, and other parts to the north, departing as the 

 summer approaches. Its flesh is much esteemed; it is often kept in 

 menageries, but rarely becomes familiar ; when in a cage hisses on 

 the approach of any person. It is known by the name of Kauze 

 and Loll Kauje, at Hindustan. 



23— HINDUSTAN GOOSE. 



LENGTH two feet and three quarters; breadth near four feet and 

 a half. Bill and legs pink colour; head brown; neck and breast the 

 same, but paler; back brown ; breast waved with grey; behind the 

 legs and vent white ; quills and secondaries blackish, with very pale, 

 or whitish edges ; tail brown, the ends of the feathers very pale, 

 nearly white. 



Inhabits India, called at Hindustan Loll Kauje, as is the last, 

 but differs materially, though blended with it in name; for the bill 

 is uniform in colour, without the black nail at the tip ; the pink of 

 the legs inclines to purple; head and neck of one colour, not diver- 

 sified with any marks of black ; it therefore may be considered as 

 a distinct species. 



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