620 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 



BRANTA, Scop. 



(Bernicla, Steph.) 



Generic characters — Lores feathered ; feet, bill and neck black 

 (with white patches) ; tail and quills black ; tail coverts white ; 

 upper parts brownish ; paler or grayish below. 



B. canadensis, L. Canada Goose. Wild Goose. 



Length, 35 to 43 inches ; tail, 7| inches. Lower parts light 

 brownish gray ; white throat patch extending on sides of head. 



"Abundant during autumn and till spring. In March is not 

 unfrequently met with inland, and has been known to alight and 

 familiarize with the domestic geese. Do not breed in the State, 

 except in a state of domestication. According to Smith's His- 

 tory, were much more abundant a century ago." 



B. leucopsis, Bechst. Barnacle Goose. 



Head nearly all white ; chest (and back, sometimes) black ; 

 bluish gray above; grayish white below. Length, 26 inches. 

 A European species accidental on our coasts. 



B. bernicla, L. {brenta—Ahhott's Catalogue.) Brant Goose. 



Head all black ; white streaks on sides of neck ; upper parts 

 brownish gray ; grayish below, abruptly changing to black on 

 chest. 



"Abundant, from autumn till spring, along the coast. Are 

 killed by thousands about Egg Harbor, during the shooting 

 season. Vary, during a course of years, as to abundance." 



B. nigricans, Lawr. 



The black brant of Northwestern North America has been 

 found accidently at Long Island. It has a white collar ; indis- 

 tinct in young; upper parts are sooty brown; lower parts slate. 

 Length, 22 to 29 inches. 



OLOR, Wagl. 



(Cygnus, L.) 

 O. columbianus, Ord. [americanus, Sharpless.) Whistling Swan. 



Tail twenty- feathered ; bill with a yellow spot. Length, 50 

 inches. 



"Swans appear along the coast during winter, entering the 

 bays. Are killed every winter on the Delaware Bay, and on the 



