Geese and Swans. 



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

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

 black. Yug. 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. 



h. 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. 



I 70. Ross Snow Goose 



r.6. Similar in color to No. 

 particularly smaller. 



{Chen rossii). L. 21; B. 

 169, but much smaller; bill 



Range. — Arctic America in summer; Pacific coast to southern 

 California and east to Montana in winter. 



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

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

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

 Yng. Head and neck brownish, rest of plumage 

 washed with gravish. Notes, 'u-hoogh, 'whoogh, 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. 



181. 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.) 



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