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the bill the same, toned somewhat with brown. Both the Embden 
and Toulouse may be easily raised under hens, by regularly sprinkling the 
Pair Toulouse Geesb. 
eggs with blood-warm water, to keep the shells from becoming hard and 
thus imprisoning the young. This, with even a tub of water set in the 
ground, and good feeding, will insure success in geese raising. 
III. Hong Kong Goose. 
The China Hong Kong, or Knobbed goose, so named from the protu- 
berances at the base of the bill, really possesses some of the characteristics 
of the swan as it does of geese. It is also in size, between a medium 
sized goose and swan, is highly ornamental in the water, hardy, the most 
prolific of any in eggs, and the quality of the flesh is superior. It has a' 
harsh, discordant cry, and if allowed full liberty nail steal away at night, 
if water for swimming in be near, or it can find it. This nocturnal habit, 
bewever, can be prevented by shutting up at night in a place safe from 
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