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passes much of its time on land, fcediiii;' on grass and 

 roots, and it keeps up a constant gabbling both when 

 occupied in feeding and also when on the wing, and is 

 altogether a noisy bird. The eggs are said to be a uni- 

 form yellowish cream color. As is the case with our 

 own Brant Geese, little is known about this bird's breed- 

 ing habits or the localities it frequents at that season. 

 It is called, sometimes, iiar Goose. 



BR ANT A LEUCOPSIS. 



Geographical Distribution. — Northern parts of Eastern Hem- 

 isphere. Accidental in eastern North America. 



y^rt'/^//.— Head, nearly white; the lores, occiput, neck, and 

 breast, black. Wings and back, bluish gray, feathers, with sub- 

 terminal black bar, followed by one of white. Feathers of flanks, 

 brownish gray, with white tips. Under parts, grayish white. 

 Bill and feet, black. Iris, dark brown. Average total length, 

 25 inches; wing, 15; tarsus, 2|; culmen, i^. 



Young. — Cheek patch spotted with black. Feathers of back 

 tipped with rufous, and wing coverts tinged with the same. 

 Flanks barred with gray. 



