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early Geese. Last spring a brood were 
hatched in a Cottage, on the first of Fe- 
bruary ; and sold at a month old for five 
shillings each. Some Geese acquire the 
character of good breeders by constantly 
rearing two broods in a season, and an in- 
stance has been known of a Goose begin- 
ing to lay a second time, before she had 
quitted the care of her first brood, but in 
general they are not permitted to have a 
second hatching : the eggs being made use 
of for household purposes. 
M. Cuvierhas published a brief descrip-* 
tion of a bird, produced by the fecunda- 
tion of a Goose by a Swan. " She laid 
nine eggs, and began to hatch them, but 
only one Irving bird was obtained. On 
quitting the shell the young one differed 
very little from a Gosling, it was covered 
with a yellowish down, with a dark olive 
tint on the back, neck, and head. The up- 
per mandible of the bill was black, 
except the point, where it was white, and 
the lower was orange coloured. The feet 
were of the latter colour, and dispropor-. 
tionably large : the circle of the iris was 
