CANADA GOOSE. 
THE account given by Edwards, whose ex- 
cellent figure we have adopted, of this fine 
bird, is as follows—' 6 It exceeds, in size, the 
Common Tame Goose, a little. It's make is 
something slenderer, or longer in the body and 
neck, than the Common Tame Goose. The 
bill is made pretty much like that of a Tame 
Goose; rough on it's edges, and of a black 
or deep lead-colour. The eyes are of a dark 
colour; the under eye-lids white. The head 
and neck are black : except a white mark pas- 
sing on the under side of the head ; which be- 
comes narrower on the sides, and ends in 
points about the place of the ears. The back, 
wings, and part of the breast and belly, are of 
a dark-brown colour: the edges of the fea- 
thers are something lighter, inclining to ash- 
colour. The prime quills are almost black* 
The lower part of the back and rump is black* 
The feathers that cover the tarl on the upper 
side are white : the tail itself is black. The 
feathers at the bottom of the neck, before, are 
white; but gradually lose their whiteness in 
the brown of the breast: the lower bellv, and 
the covert-feathers beneath the tailj are white. 
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