18. BRANTA. 115 



Jap. pp. 9, 33 (1884) ; Saund. YarreWs Hist. Brit. B. iv. p. 298 



(1884-85) ; Montluz. Bull. Son. Accl. 1886, p. \^Z; Newt. Diet, of 



B. p. 376 (pt. 2, 1893). 

 Bemicla (Leucoblepharon) butcliinsii, Baird, B. N. Am. p. xlix 



(ISoS). 

 Branta hutehinsii, Bmith Pr. Ac. Philad. 1870, p. 131. 

 Leucoblepharon hutcliin8ii, G. li. Gr. H(md-list, iii. p. 76, u. 10579 



(1871). 

 Leucoblepharon leucopareia, G. B. Gr. Hand-list, iii. p. 76, n. 10580 



(1871). 

 Branta canadensis, var. hutehinsii, Coues, Key N. Am. B. p. 284, 



n. 4856 (1872) ; Turner, Aid:, 1885, p. 158. 

 Anser (Branta) canadensis, var. hutehinsii, Bidgio. Ann. Lye. N.Y. 



X. p. 388 (Illinois) (1874). 

 Branta canadensis, e. hutehinsii, Coues, B. N.- West, p. 6.54 (1874). 

 Bemicla leucoparia, B/ak. ^- Pri/er, Ibis, 1878, p. 212 (Japan) ; iid. 



Tr. As. Soc. Jap. viii. p. 183 (1880). 

 Bemicla canadensis hutehinsii, Bidgio. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mm. iii. p. 203 



(1880); id. Norn. N. Am. B. n. 594 « (1882); Coues, Check-list, 



2nd ed. p. 172, n. 704 (1882). 

 Anser (Brenthus) hutchinsi, Bchnw. Orn. Centralbl. 1882, p. 37 ; 



id. Voff. zool. Gart. p. 65 (1882). 

 Branta leucopareia, Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. \i. p. 70 (1883). 

 Bernicla canadensis, y. hutehinsii, B., B., ^- R. Water-B. N. Am. i. 



pp. 455, 457, 458, 464 (1884). 

 Branta canadensis hutehinsii, Sfejn. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 29, 



p. 147 (1885) ; A. O. U. Code if Nomencl. ^- Check-list N. Am. B. 



p. 127, n. 172 a (1886) ; Turner, Contr. N. H. Alaska, p. 139 



(1886) ; Nelson, Nat. Hist. Coll. in Alaska, p. 84 (1887) ; Bidgw. 



Man. N. Am. B. p. 117, n. 172 a (1887) ; Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. 



Mus. X. p. 135 (Bering I.) (1887) ; Shufeldt, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. 



xi. pp. 248-251, ff. 27, 28, 29, 30 (osteology) (1888); ? Macfarl. 



Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 424 (1891) ; Hatch, B. of Minnes. 



p. 80(1892). 



" Similar to B. canadensis, but smaller (wing usually less than 

 16-00 inches; culmen usuall)- less than I'To). Length about 

 25-00-34-00, wing 14-75-17-75, culmen 1-20-1-90, tarsus 2-25- 

 3-20 " (Bldgway). 



Hah. " Arctic and Subarctic America ; south in winter, through 

 United States, chiefly west of the Alleghanies ; I^orth-eastern Asia 

 (Japan to Eastern Siberia) " {Eidgway). 



3. Branta occidentalis. 



? Bemicla canadensis, Cass, (nee Linn.) U.S. E.vpl. Exped., Mamm. 



^- Orn. p. 3.35 (1858) ; Harfl. J.f. O. 1883, p. 282 (Alaska). 

 Bernicla leucopareia, Baird (nee Brandt), B. N. Am. pp. xlix, 765 



(1858) ; ?Neict. Diet, of B. p. 376 (pt. 2, 1893). 

 Bernicla occidentalis, Baird, op. cit. p. 766 (1858) ; id. Cat. N. Am. 



B. n. 567 a (1859) ; Saund. YarreWs Hist. Br. B. iv. p. 298 



(1884-85) ; Bidgw. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. viii. p. 22 (1885). 

 Bemicla canadensis, A-ar. occidentalis, Dull ^- Bann. Tr. Chic. Ac. i. 



p. 295 (1869) ; Lawr. Mem. Best. Sac. N. H. ii. p. 363 (Durango) 



(1874). 

 Bemicla canadensis, var. leucopareia, Coues, Key, p. 284 (1872). 



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