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Show MANY FAVOR TOULOUSE GEESE Mora Compact In Shape Than Othar Brseds and Gander Will Weigh About Twenty Pound. (By OEOriOB E. HOWARD.) Toulouae geese are more compact la ahape than other geese, and are pre ferred by many (or thla reaaon. The I head la ratber large and short, and j they have a comparatively abort bill j that U atout at the baae; the Deck la j carried well up and la of medium I length. They have a broad back ol I moderate length, which curvea alight ly from the neck to the tall; their breaata arc broad and deep. The body of the Toulouse goose la mod erate In length, broad, and very deep and compact, the more compact the better; and In blrda In good condition the belly almost touchea the ground. Their wings are large, atrong and fold uleely against the aldca, and they have comparatively ahort tails and atout tblgha and abanka. In color of plumage they are a dull gray. The bead la gray and the neck dark blue-gray, blue-gray, which, ahadea to a llghtor gray aa H approackea the back; the back la of dark gray, while the breast la light gray. The body plumage la light gray, which grows lighter and becotnea white on the belly; the white extenda back to and around the tall, covering the fluffy pulta. The primaries pri-maries of the wings are dark gray or brown; the secondaries are asbada darker than the primaries, with very narrow edging of lighter grsy, and the coverta are dark gray. The tall featbera are gray and white, the ends m - fw.-.. -i i ii,ri mrTrl JaT Pair of Gray Toulouae Oeete. j tipped with white. Their eyes are dark brown or hazel In color; their bills are of a pale orange color, while the shanks, toes and weba are of deep reddish-orange color. j The standard weight of the adult gander la 20 pounds; adult goose, 18 pounds; young gander, 18 pounds, and j young goose, 15 pounds. |