PLATE LXXXII. 
The Goofe^ 
R.EPRESENTED in this plate, is the mod common of this kind of fowl, of which there are 
feveral fpecies ; and being everywhere known, it is lefs requifite to be dilFufe in the defcription. 
The male is generally all white, though fometimes a few grey feathers are found on the thigh. 
The females are always grey, intermixed with white, in large patches, marked very differently from 
each other. They do not always lay the fame number of eggs. They fit early in the fpring, and 
within the fpace of one month bring off their young ones, which will take to the young grafs for 
fubfiftence. They feldom fit more than once in the feafon ; after which they flock with the young 
during the remainder of the year. 
Thefe birds are celebrated for their vigilance in the night. Geefe were maintained in the Capitol 
of Old Rome, at the public expence, from a principle of gratitude. For when Rome was befieged 
by the Gauls, and the fentinels flept, the military were called to their duty by the clamour of fome 
Geefe, in the very moment of furprize ; and by their means the city was faved. If permitted to them, 
geefe will, according to the laws of nature, live to a great age. 
No. xxvm. 
