8 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
hands of the Romans, ‘The Gauls attempted tg 
climb up the walls in the night; but fome Geefe, 
that were in the Capitol, heard them, and gaye 
- the alarm. The Romans immediately puthed 
down the Gauls; fo that the greateft city in the 
world was once faved by a few Geefe, — 
The tame Goofe breeds but once in a year y 
but if the eggs be conftantly taken away, the 
will lay enough for three broods, 
There are many kinds of Geefe, the Brent 
Goofe, the Bernacle, the Bean Goofe, the grey 
Jag Goofe, and the white fronted Goofe; the 
Shield Drake is a beautiful bird of the Goofe kind, 
the bill is broad, and of a bright red, it {wells into. : 
a knob at its bafe; the forehead is flattened, the 
head, and upper part of the neck, are of a fine 
blackifh green, the lower part of the neck white, 
and the upper part of the back an orange bay, 
Shield Drakes inhabit the fea-coafts, and breed in 
_ rabbit-holes : when any body goes to take their 
young, they pretend to fly along as though they 
were wounded, that he may run after them; this 
gives their young ones time to get away. For | 
this reafon they were called Fox Geefe.. They 
Jay fifteen or fixteen eggs, and in winter they fly 
together in great flocks. Sometimes they will 
| carry 

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