ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
THE SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS, AND MERGANSERS
Maned Goose
The account of the Geese may be closed with a brief mention of the handsome Maned Goose (Chenonetta jubata) of Australia, which is so named from the presence of lengthened black plumes on the back of the neck. It is only about twenty inches long and has the plumage a mixture of velvety black, gray, white, and glossy green. It usually nests in hollow trees, often at a distance from water, and feeds on grasses, aquatic plants, snails, and insects.
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