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Show MANY FAVOR TOULOUSE GEESE More Compact In Shape Than Other Breeds and Gander Will Weigh f About Twenty Pounds. (By GEORGE E. HOWARD.) Toulouse geese are more compact in shape .than other geese, and are pre ferred by many for this reason. The head Is rather large and short, and they have a comparatively short bill that is stout at the base; the neck is carried well up and is of medium length. They have a broad back of moderate length, which curves slightly slight-ly from the neck to the tail; their breasts are broad and deep. The body of the, Toulouse goose is moderate mod-erate in length, broad, and very deep and " compact, the more compact the better; and In birds In good condition the belly almost touches the ground. Their -wings are large, strong and fold niaely against the sides, and they , have comparatively short tails and stout thighs and shanks. In color of plumage they are a dull gray. The head Is gray and the neck dark blue-gray, blue-gray, -which shades to a lighter gray as it approaches the back; the back Is of dark gray, while the breast Is light gray. The body plumage Is light gray, which grows lighter and becomes white on the belly; the white extends back to and around the tail, covering the fluffy parts. The primaries pri-maries of the wings are dark gray or brown; the secondaries are a shade darker than the primaries, with very narrow edging of lighter gray, and the coverts are dark gray. The tail feathers are gray and white, the ends v Pair of Gray Toulouse Geese. 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 webs are of lr ' deep reddish-orange color. T " The standard weight of the adult gander is 20 pounds; adult goose, 18 pounds; young gander, 18 pounds, and young goose, 15 pounds. |