Geese and Swans 



169. Lesser Snow Goose (Chen hyperborea). L. 

 23-28, Ads. White, head sometimes rusty; primaries 

 black. Yng. Head, neck, and above grayish. 



Range.— "Pacific coast to the Mississippi Valley, breeding in Alas- 

 ka; south in winter to southern Illinois and southern California; cas- 

 ually to New England." (A. O. U. ) 



I 69a. Greater Snow Goose (C. 

 larto No. 169, but larger, L. 30-38. 



/'. nivalis). Sim- 



Range.— Eastern North America; breeds in Arctic regions; winters 

 from Chespeake, New Jersey (rarely) south to Cuba; rare on Atlantic 

 coast north of Maryland. 



170. Ross Snow Goose (Chen rossit). L. 21; B. 



1.6. Similar in color to No. 169, but much smaller; bill 



particularly smaller. 



Range.— Arctic America in summer; 

 California and east to Montana in winter. 



Pacific coast to southern 



180. Whistling Swan (Olor columbianus). L. 55. 



Nostril nearer to tip of bill than to eye. Ads. White, 

 bill and reet black; a small yellow spot before the eye. 

 Yng. Head and neck brownish, rest of plumage 

 washed with grayish. Notes, 'wboogb, 'zchoogb, very 

 loud and shrill. (Nuttall.) 



Range.— North America: breeds within Arctic Circle; winters 

 from British Columbia (? ) Lower Mississippi Valley, Chesapeake Bay. 

 south to Gulf of Mexico: rare on Atlantic Coast north of Virginia. 



18 1. Trumpeter Swan (Olor buccinator'). L. 65. 



Nostril about in middle of bill. Ads. White, bill and 

 feet black; no yellow on lores. Yng. Head and neck 

 brownish; rest of plumage washed with grayish. Notes. 

 Loud and sonorous in tone like those of a French horn. 

 (Elliot.) 



Range. — "Chiefly the Interior of North America, from the Gulf Coast 

 to the Fur Countries, breeding from Iowa and the Dakotas north- 

 ward; west to the Pacific Coast; rare or casual on the Atlantic." (A. 

 O. U.) 



84 



