172 OCEAN BIRDS. 



No. 166. CANADA GOOSE. 



Genus: Branta. Species: B. canadensis. 



Distribution: 



A common transient visitor. 



Date of Arrival: 



IVIarch and April. 



Date of Departure: 



October through November. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish, tail black white marked, side of head 

 white, head and neck black ; under parts whitish, flanks 

 brownish. Immature, sides of head and throat blackish. 

 Bill and feet black. Length about 38.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 ' ' Honk-honk-honk. ' ' 



Haunts: 



Generally observed flying overhead. 



