238 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



Descriptions. 



the shyest and most watchful of all the species 

 of geese, and never suffering a person to ap- 

 proach them within two or three gun-shots. 



THE RACE-HORSE, OR, LOGGER- 

 HEAD-GOOSE, 



IS a large bird, weighing from twenty to 

 thirty pounds; the bill is of an orange colour; 

 the head, neck, and upper parts of the body of a 

 deep ash-colour; the thighs inclining to blue; 

 the quills and tail black, and on the bend of the 

 wings, is a yellow knob, half an inch in length. 



These birds are unable to fly, from the short- 

 ness of their wings, but make amazing progress 

 on the water; their flesh is very rank and un- 

 savory. They chiefly inhabit the Falkland Isles, 

 Staten Land, &c. and are mostly seen in pairs. 



THE RED-BREASTED GOOSE. 



THIS is one of the most elegant of the race, 

 though little known here, its residence being 

 chiefly confined to the coasts of the Icy Sea; it 

 generally weighs about three pounds, is quite 

 free from any fishy taste, and therefore highlj- 

 steemed for the table. 





