BRANT ; OR, BRENT GUOSE. 269 
CHAPTER XXIX. 
BRANT; OR, BRENT GOOSE. 
(Anser Bernicla.) 
Buu, black ; head and neck all round black ; a patch 
on the sides of the neck white ; upper parts brownish 
gray, the feathers margined with light grayish brown ; 
quills and primary coverts grayish black; fore part of 
breast light brownish gray, the feathers terminally mar- 
gined with grayish white ; the abdomen and _ lower 
tail coverts white; sides, gray, the feathers rather 
broadly tipped with white. Length, two feet ; wings, 
14 1-2 inches. Female rather smaller. 
I have no doubt, when many experienced wild fowl 
hunters read the title to this article, then read the de- 
scription given, they will instantly say,—at least think, 
that my description is that of the Hutchin’s Goose, and 
that the sketch of the “white-fronted goose” should 
be that of the Brant. A frank confession on my part 
compels me to agree with them, for no Western wild 
fowl shooter would call this scientific description of 
Brant or Brent goose to be an accurate representation 
of the Brant, as it is universally recognized in the West. 
among practical hunters. While on the contrary, the 
description of the white-fronted goose one recognizes 
at a glance as that of the well-known Brant. 
After a careful and exhaustive examination of the 
