THE WILD OOSE. 



Singular manner of feeding. 



CHAP. Fill. 



The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool." 



GOLDSMITH. 



THE WILD GOOSE. 



THIS bird has a large elevated bill, of a flesh 

 colour,, tinged with yellow; the head and neck 

 ash-coloured ; the breast and belly whitish, 

 clouded with grey, as is also the back, and the 

 legs of a flesh colour. 



Wild geese inhabit the fens of England; and 

 are supposed not to migrate, as they do in many 

 countries on the continent. They breed in Lin- 

 colnshire and Cambridgeshire: they have seven 

 or eight young; which are sometimes taken, and 

 are easily rendered tame. At the table, these 

 birds are deemed superior to the domestic goose. 



They are often seen in flocks of from fifty to 

 a hundred, flying at very great heights, and sel- 

 dom resting by day. Their cry is frequently 

 heard while they are imperceptihie from their 

 distance above. Whether this be their pote of 

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