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North American Birds Eggs. 



I 72a. Hutchins Goose. Brantn canadensis hutrhin'<ii. 



This suh-spet'ies is like the preceding; except that it is smaller, thirty inches 

 in length. It is a western variety, breeding in Alaska and along the Arctic 

 coast and wintering to southern California. Its breeding habits, nests and eggs 

 are the same as the common goose except that the eggs are smaller. Size 

 3.00x2.05. 



172b. White-cheeked Goose. Branta canadensis occidentalis. 



This bird is about the same size as the Canada Goose and the plumage is very 

 similar except that the black sometimes extends on the throat, thereby isolating 

 the white cheek patches, and there is a white collar below the black of the neck. 

 It is a western species, breeding in Alaska and wintering along the Pacific coast 

 of the United States. Its nesting habits and eggs are same as those of the 

 Canada Goose except that the latter are a trifle smaller. 



172c. Cackling Goose. Branta canetiiensis minima. 



This bird is really a miniature of the Canatla Goose, being but twenty-four inches 

 in length. It breeds in Alaska and along the Arctic coast and migrates into the 

 western parts of the United States. They, are abundant birds in their breeding 

 range, where they place their nests upon the shores of ponds, or on islands in 

 inland rivers or lakes. The nests are made of weeds and grasses, lined with 

 down. The eggs which are buff colored, number from four to nine and are laid 

 during June and July. Size '2.W x 1.95. 



173. Brant. Branta bernicla glaucogastra. 



Range. — Eastern North America, breeding in the Arctic regions and wintering 

 in the United States east of the Mississippi. 



The Brant resembles a small Canada Goose, except that the black of the neck 

 extends on the breast, and only the throat is white. They are one of the favorite 

 game birds and thousands are shot every fall and spring. Their nests and eggs 

 are the same as the next species. 



174. Black Brant. Branta nigricans. 



Range. — Western Noith 

 America, breeding in Alaska 

 and wintering on the Pacific 

 coast of the United States. <* 



Rare east of the Mississippi. 



This species is like the last 

 except that the black extends 

 on the under parts. This 

 species nests very abundantly 

 in northern Alaska, layini: 

 their eggs in a depression in 

 the ground, lined with down. 

 Favorite locations are the 

 many small islets in ponds 

 and small lakes. They lay 

 from four to eight grayish 

 colored eggs. Size 2.80 x 1.75. 

 Data.— Cape Bathurst. North 

 West Territorv. June 22. 1901. 



[(irayish.! 

 Seven eggs in a small ludlow in the ground, 



lined with down. Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodfish. 



