62 ANATIDA 
the Mediterranean. It is common in Russia, and is found 
also in Western Asia. 
DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS. 
PLUMAGE. Adult male nuptial——The general shade of 
the plumage is greyish-brown, but darker than that of the 
other ‘Grey’ Geese; the black patches are absent from the 
breast and abdomen, and the greyish-blue from the wings, 
so that the Bean Goose is a sombre-coloured bird. A few 
small white feathers are scattered round the base of the beak. 
Adult female nuptial.—Similar in plumage to the male. 
Adult winter, male and female.—Similar to the nuptial 
plumage. 
Immature, male and female.—Darker in colour than the 
adult (except the neck which is tawny) and with less distinct 
markings. 
Beak. Black at the base and tip; dark yellow in the 
centre. 
Feet. Pinkish-yellow. 
Irtes. Dark brown. 
AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 
ToTAL LENGTH ... ... 984 in. Female smaller. 
WING £38 ce Pr nS) sd 
BEAK ie a rei, orate 
T'ARSO-METATARSUS ee Oe 
Hae Eee de oe ew Oem 
Allied Species and Representative Forms.—A. serrirostris, 
with a yellowish-brown shade in the head and neck, and 
of a larger size, is the Eastern representative. 
Note—The Bean-Goose is as long in the body as the 
Grey Lag, but is of a more slender build and lighter in 
weight. 
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. dAnser brachyrhynchus (Baillon). 
Coloured Figures.—Gould, ‘ Birds of Great Britain,’ vol. v, pl. 3; 
Dresser, ‘Birds of Europe,’ vol. vi, pl. 413; Lilford, 
‘Coloured Figures,’ vol. vii, pl. 23; Alpheraky, ‘ Geese 
of Europe and Asia,’ pl. 8. 
As a winter-visitor to our shores the Pink-footed Goose 
has a rather remarkable distribution. It far exceeds the 
Bean-Goose in numbers on the east coast of England, being 
