74 OCEAN BIRDS. 



No. 167. BRANT. 



Species: B. bernicla. 



Distribution : 



A transient visitor. 



Date of Arrival: 

 May. 



Date of Departure: 

 November. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brownish, tail white marked, head and neck 

 black, latter white marked ; under parts whitish ; upper 

 breast and throat black. Inunature, lacking partial white 

 markings. Bill and feet black. Length about 26.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



"Honk" and "hiss." 



Haunts: 



Like preceding species. 



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