THE GREY GOOIjE. THE GOOSE. The goose is a bird of great value. Not only does it figure with generalacceptance on the table, but its feathers and down contribute largely to thecomfort and repose of many. ^34 STORIES ABOUT BIRDS. Although the goose is an aquatic bird, it is not exclusively so.… … THE SrUR-WINGED GOOSE. swan, nor as active as the duck, they row themselves along the water with easeand facility, and their power of flight is remarkable. The grey goose, from which our domestic goose is descended, wasformerly common in the fenny districts of England, but is now compara-tively…
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