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of this species collected in Finmark and 

 Lapland by Messrs. Wolley, Wheelwright 

 and Meves. The largest clutch in the 

 collection consists of four eggs, but pro- 

 bably more than this number are usually 

 laid ; in fact, Prof. Collett states that five 

 or six eggs form the normal number. 

 The shell is rather smooth, and has a 

 small amount of gloss. The colour is pale 

 yellowish. They measure from 27 to 3*27 

 in length and from ] "8 to i"93 in breadth. 

 The only dated eggs record the fact that 

 they were taken in June. 



This species differs from the Large 

 White-fronted Goose in size, and, in a 

 smaller degree, in plumage. 



In the Small White-fronted Goose, 

 the white on the forehead extends back 

 about one inch and a quarter, in fact 

 to beyond the eyes. Only the extreme 

 tip of the chin is white, not the entire 

 chin. The dark band bordering the 

 white of the face is much blacker. The 

 colour of the head varies from brown, 

 with a reddish or fulvous tinge, to dark 

 brown, with a chocolate tinge. The breast 

 and abdomen are pale brown with grey 

 margins to the feathers and with broad 

 black bars and patches as in the larger 

 species. The lowermost portion of the 



