254 GEESE. 



228. MASKED DUCK. 



Smaller, 13; front of head, black; body, 

 reddish brown, lighter beneath; white w^ing 

 patch, fig. 197. Female, duller; top of head 

 and two stripes on its side, black. Tropical 

 America, accidental in Wis. N. Y. and Mass. 



Fio-. 201 



Canada Goose. 1-4. 



GEESE. 



Large wdth long necks, quite long legs 

 well fitted for walking. Bill, short and high 

 at base. Sexes, similar; nests on ground; 

 eggs, 6-10, dirty wdiite or j^ellowish. 



229. BLUE GOOSE. 

 Large, 28; appearing brown; head and 

 neck, white, fig. 198. Young, dark all over. 

 Breeds on eastern shore of Hudson Bay; goes 



