ANATIDyE. 19 



or less with brownish grey. Length abont 12.50, wing 6.25, tail 2.45. culmeu 1.15, 

 tarsns 1.12, toe 2.00, depth of liill .60. Hah. North America. Maui.'^ 



31. C. albe'ola (Lixx.i. Buffle-head. 



Gents CHEN (Ken) Hcjie. 

 Adult a'illi tlif ir//()/c licaii and a I least part of tlic Jicrl; z^diitr as av// as the 1 ,'- 

 niaiiidcr oj tlic pliimaoc^ except the primaries and their coverts; bill a deep pnrplish 

 (in life) with a white nail; primaries black. Yoiiiio-: Head, neck and npper parts pale 

 greyish, the feathers of the latter with whitish edges, and .striped medianally with 

 darker, especially wing coverts and tertiaries; rump, tail coverts, tail and lower parts 

 plain white. Length 23.00-28.00, wing 14.50-17.00 ( 16.36), culmeu 2.55-2.70, tarsus 

 2.S0-3.25 (3.01), middle toe 2.00-2.50 (2.34). Hal). Western America, breeding iu 

 Alaska, migrating south. Hawaiian Islands. (No specimen iu the Museum.) 



32. C. hyperbofe'us" (Pai.e.). I^esser Snow Goose. 



Gents BRANTA Scopoi.i. 



Bill and feet entirely black at all ages ; tail coverts white ; tail and cpiills uni- 

 form black; upper parts brownish, the featxhers with lighter tips. 



a. Head partly 'a'l/itc, a white triangular patch on the cheek usually meeting 

 on the throat; lower parts deep brownish or brownish grev (often not much paler 

 than the upper parts) abruptly defined against the white of anal region; (smaller sizt\ 

 -a'///i;- less IIkui /fi.oo, eiihi/ei/ less than /.-^jr) tail feathers usnallv 14 to 16 in number. 

 Length 23.00-25.00, wing 13.60-14.00, culmeu .95-1.15, tarsus 2.40-2.75. Hah. Pacific 

 coast of North America, breeding at Norton Sound, south in winter. Hawaiian Lslands.'^ 



33. B. canaden'sis minima Riik.w. Cackling Goose. 



aa. Head entirely blaek; middle of the neck encircled hv a broad lehite collar., 

 interrupted only behind; no chestnut on the breast; upper tail coverts very long; 

 upper parts nearly uniform dark sooty brown ; lower parts dark sooty slate, not dis- 

 tin(5lly if at all contrasted with black of chest, but abruptly defined against white 

 of anal region. Yonno-: Similar to adult but collar indistinct or obsolete; the larger 

 wing coverts broadly tipped with white. Length 22.00-29.00, wing 12.70-13.50, cul- 

 meu 1. 20-1. 35, tarsus 2.20-2.50. Hah. Western ArAic America, south in winter along 



the western Pacific coast. Maui.'^ 



34. B. nigricans (Lawk.i. Black Brant. 



Genus NBS'OCHEN Sai.vad. 



Head and throat hlacl\ ichich color extends a little hehno the eye and down the 

 neck ; side of neck tawny buff, becoming lighter towards the lower parts ; upper sur- 



15 The specimen from which the above is taken is one in the St. Louis Collejje cahinet. Brother Alfred, the eiuator. informs me it was 

 taken on Maui by Brother Matthias during his sojourn there. 



16 Hon. Walter Rothschild (through Palmer) in Hit.: also adds Ansrr alhi/r;its ^nwhrli (Hartl.) from Hawaii. 

 ■"Hon. Walter Koth.schild. in lilt. Kauai. 



■* Specimen in St. I.ouis College cabinet taken on Maui bs Brother Matthias ; also Hon. Walter Rothschild. /)/ litl 



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