BRITISH BIRDS. 
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SWAN GOOSE. 
CHINESE, SPANISH, GUINEA, OR CAPE GOOSE. 
{Anas Cynoides, Lin ,— de Guineet Buff.) 
This fpecies is more than a yard in length, and 
Is of a fize between the Swan and the Common 
Goofe : it is diftinguiftied from others of the Goofe 
tribe by its upright and ftately deportment, — by 
having a large knob on the root of the upper man- 
dible, and a Ikin, almoft bare of feathers, hanging 
down like a pouch, or a wattle, under the throat : 
a white line or fillet is extended from the corners of 
the mouth over the front of the brow : the bafe of 
the bill is orange : irides reddifh brown : a dark 
brown or black ftripe runs down the hinder part 
of the neck, from the head to the back ; the fore 
part of the neck, and the breafl, are yellowifh 
brown : the back, and all the upper parts, brown- 
ifh grey, edged with a lighter colour : the fides, 
and the feathers which cover the thighs, are cloud- 
ed nearly of the fame colours as the back, and edg- 
ed with white : belly white : legs orange. 
It is faid that thefe birds originally were found 
in Guinea only : the breed has, however, now be- 
come pretty common, and they are widely difperfed, 
in a wild as well as a domefticated ftate, over vari- 
ous parts of the world, both in warm and in cold 
climates. They are found wild about the lake 
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