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GROUP B. 
(A) BRITISH. 
Animals bred or domesticated by Man for Food or for the 
use of their products in industry or for their Services 
as living things. 
SUB-GROUP a. ANIMALS BRED AND CULTIVATED FOR 
THE PROVISION OE ROOD. 
Origin and Varieties of Domesticated Geese. 
An enquiry as to the origin, etc., of Domesticated Geese was 
received from the Hon. Florence Amherst. No information could 
be gathered in regard to Pomeranian Goose and little concerning 
the Strasburg Goose. The latter is a white goose with blue eyes 
and thus probably of Embden origin. 
There seem to be five well-marked varieties of Domesticated 
Geese : (1) Toulouse ; (2) Embden ; (3) African or Indian ; (4) 
Brown China ; and (5) White China. 
The main characters of these may be summed up as follows : — 
Neck-feathers curled or twisted; no knob to bill. 
1. Toulouse . — Adult grey ; bill reddish, nail white or flesh- 
coloured. Eye brown or hazel, rim colour of bill. Abdominal pouch 
well developed. Gosling greenish-yellow. 
2. Embden or Bremen . — Adult white ; bill yellow to orange ; nail 
white. Eye blue, rim orange. Abdominal pouch small. Gosling 
yellowish. Legs orange, claws white. 
