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POULTRY, WATER FOWL. 
n. Toulouse Geese. 
Next in order of practical merit, to our mind, is the Toulouse ; theso 
ere called after the city of that name in France. They are most compact 
in body, not so tall as the Bremen, but will often outweigh them. Id 
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Pair Gray African Geese. 
color they are light gray as to their bodies and breasts, the neck dark 
gray, getting gradually darker until it approaches the back, the wings are 
of the color of the neck, shaded off lighter as it approaches the belly and 
*t length becoming white ; the legs and feet are a deep reddish oranga. 
