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EGYPTIAN GEESE. 
Anser iEgyptiacus, Briss. Anas iEgyptiaca, Linn. L’Oie d’Egypte, 
Buff. 
Natives of Africa, from Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope ; they 
breed in a domesticated state. The Females are less distinctly marked 
than the Males. — Egyptian Geese have been presented to the Society 
by Captain Hine, and by J. B. Gordon, Esq. 
BARNACLE GEESE. 
Anser leucopsis, Bechsl. Anas leucopsis, Temm. Anas erythropus, 
Linn. La Petite Bernache, Buff. L’Oie Bernache, Temm . 
Breed in the Arctic countries, and go to the South in the winter, 
both into Europe and America. Are seen in winter on our Northern 
and Western coasts. This is the species of which, under the names of 
Tree Goose and Clakis, the story of its originating from the shell called 
the Barnacle, ( Lepcts anatifera of Linnaeus,) was told in ancient times. 
BRENT or BRAND GEESE. 
Anser Bernicla, . Anas Bernicla, Linn. Le Cravant, Buff. 
L’Oie Cravant, Temm. 
Like the Barnacle Geese, with which, in consequence of their 
specific name, they are often confounded, they visit our shores in the 
winter, but in much greater numbers. They retire in the spring to the 
colder regions of the North, even to within the Arctic Circle, and breed 
in great numbers on the Islands in the Polar Sea, migrating afterwards 
both into Europe and America. 
HYBRIDS between COMMON DUCK and SHIELDRAKE. 
These were bred by Sir Robert Heron in Lincolnshire, and pre- 
sented by him to the Society. 
LARGE BLACK DUCKS. (Male and Female.) 
A variety of the tame Duck, remarkable for size and the colour of 
the plumage. 
MUSCOVY DUCKS. 
Varieties also of the common Duck, Anas moschata of Linnaeus. 
In this Pond has been kept a curious variety of the Jack or 
Pike , Esox Lucius, Linn. It was presented to the Society by 
the Earl Talbot. The colour of its scales is a pale yellow, from 
which it has obtained the name of the golden Pike . 
Returning towards the Lawn, the visitor comes to The 
Large Aviaries (36), in which are exhibited some specimen;? 
