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ANAS CYGNOIDES. 
GUINEA GOOSE. 
Bill semi-cylindric ; cere gibbous ; eye- 
lids tumid. 
Anas Cygnoides, Lin. Gme. 
L'Oie de Guinee, Buffon. 
Chinese Goose, Pen. Lath. 
Swan Goose Bewick. 
Guinea Goose, Wood, &c. 
PROVINCIAL. 
SPANISH GOOSE, CAPE GOOSE. 
This species measures more than three 
feet in length, and is in size between the 
Swan and the Common Goose. 
The female is smaller than the other sex. 
The eggs are white and small in proportion 
to the size of the bird. It is said that 
these birds originally were found in Guinea 
only : yet notwithstanding they were im- 
ported into Europe from so hot a country, 
