brown chinese have a longer and thinner neck than africans. Africans also are larger, have a thicker neck and are more robust in general. Think of it this way; a chinese goose more closely resembles a swan, and african goose looks more like a toulouse goose. remember to always compare gandes to ganders, geese to geese. It can be easy to think a chinese gander is an african goose. Hope this helps you... I have a post up about geese, nobody has answered it. If you could return the favor, i'd appricate it.