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the appellation given by Ray to this 
Goose, it must also be sometimes found in 
Spain." 
Bruce says that it is the only species 
of Goose observed in Abyssinia ; that it 
makes its nest in trees, where it almost 
always perches when it is not on the water. 
It is said to be common at the Cape of 
Good Hope, and Bewick informs us that 
it is now domesticated in England and 
other civilized countries. 
The Egyptian Goose is probably the 
Nile Goose of Granger and other travellers. 
