CANADA GOOSE. 
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NA TA TORES. 
ANATIDjE. 
CANADA GOOSE. 
Anser Canadensis. 
PLATE CX. FIG. II. 
Mr. Audubon thus writes of this species: — “It is 
found to breed sparingly, at the present day, by many 
of the lakes, lagoons, and large streams, of our western 
district, on the Missouri, the Mississippi, the lower parts 
of the Ohio, on lake Erie, the lakes further north, and 
in several large pools situated in the interior of the 
eastern parts of Massachussets and Maine. As you ad¬ 
vance further towards the east and north, you find it 
breeding more abundantly. While on my way to Labra¬ 
dor, I found it on the Magdaleine islands, early in June, 
sitting on its eggs. In the island of Anticosti, there 
is a considerable stream, near the borders of which great 
numbers are said to be annually reared ; and in Labra¬ 
dor, these birds breed in every suitable marshy plain. 
“ The Canada Goose begins to form its nest in March, 
making choice of some retired place not far from the 
waters, generally amongst the rankest grass, and not 
unfrequently under a bush. It is carefully formed of 
dry plants of various kinds, and is of a large size, flat 
and raised to the height of several inches. Only once 
did I find a nest elevated above the ground. It was 
placed on the stump of a large tree, standing in the 
