wes. 49 



ANSERES. 



AN ATI DAE. 



92. Chen caeri lescens (Linne) Gundlach. 



Blue goose; Blue wavy. 



Ridgway, Manual No. Amer. birds, 1887, ]). 114. Elliot, 

 New ;ni(l heretofore unfigured birds No. Amer., 1S09, vol. 2, pi. 43. 



Anas caerulescens IAan.6, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 124. 

 "Canada." 



Salt and fresh water; nests on the ground. 



N. H — Rare fall migrant: Lake Umbagog, Oct. 2, 1896. 

 Mass. — Rare fall migrant: West Gloucester, Oct. 20, 1870. 

 R. I. — Rare migrant: Westerly, Mar. Hi, 1894. Other records 

 in error for C. hyperborea. 



93. AxSER ALBIFRONS GAMBELI (Hartlaub) CoueS. 



American white -fronted goose; Laughing goose. 



Anser gambelli (sic) Hartl., Rev. and mag. zool., ser. 2, 1S.">2, 

 vol. 4, p. 7. "Texas." 



Anser albifrons Bechst. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, vol. 0, 

 p. 209, pi. 380. 



Fresh and salt water; nests on the ground. 



Vt. — ■ Doubtfully recorded. 



Mass. — Accidental migrant (? formerly regular): Ipswich, 

 Aug. 1907; Plymouth, Nov. 20, 1897; Quincy. 



94. Branta canadensis (Linne) Bannister. 



Canada goose; Wild goose. 



Anas canadensis Limn'. Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 123. 

 "Canada." 



Anser canadensis (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1843, 

 vol. 0, p. 178, pi. 370. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 35, pi. 12, fig. 2. 



Fresh and salt water; nests on the ground, rarely in trees. 



