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THE AMERICAN 
EGYPTIAN GEESE. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ crooked backs; de^ 
formity of any kind. 
MALE AND FEMALE. 
Head; Of medium size, and rather long, — color of plumage, 
black-and-gray, with a chestnut-colored patch around the eyes: 
— Eyes, orange-color. 
Bill : Of medium size and length, and purple or bluish-red 
in color. 
Neck: Rather small, and of medium length, color of plum- 
age, gray and black. 
Back: Eather narrow, and slightly curving from the neck 
to the tail, — color of plumage, black and gray. 
Breast and Body: Breast, partially gray, the centre being 
of a chestnut color: — Body, rather long, and somewhat small 
and slender, — color of plumage, gray-and-black on the upper- 
parts, and the under-parts a pale buff or yellow, beautifully 
penciled with black lines. 
Wings: Large, the shoulders white, with a narrow black 
stripe or bar, of rich metallic lustre ; the primaries and second- 
aries, glossy black. The wings of this goose have on the wing- 
Joints strong, white, horny spurs, about five-eighths of an inch 
long, instead of the hard knobs which belong to most of the 
goose tribe. 
Tail: Feathers, hard and stiff, and glossy black in color. 
Legs: Thighs, of medium length and substance, — color of 
plumage, pale buff: — Shanks, rather long, and reddish-yellow 
in color: — Feet, large, and reddish-yellow. 
