ANAT/D^. 19 



or less with brownish grev. Length abont 12.50, wing 6.25, tail 2.45, culmen 1.15, 

 tarsns 1.12, toe 2.00, depth of bill .60. Hah. North America. Maui.'' 



31. C. albe'ola (Linx). Buffle-head. 



G:-Nrs CHEN (Ken) Boik. 



Adult 'a'i/// llif ichdlc head and at /ras/ fiar/ a/ the iicrk a'/iitr as H'r// as tlic ii- 

 iiiiin/drr 0/ ///r />//////a<^''r, except the primaries and their coverts; 1)ill a deep purplish 

 (in life) with a white nail; primaries black. )'o/iiio-: Head, neck and upper parts pale 

 greyish, the feathers of the latter with whitish edges, and striped medianallv with 

 darker, especiall}- wing coverts and tertiaries ; rump, tail coverts, tail and lower parts 

 plain white. Length 23.00-28.00, wing 14.50-17.00 (16.36), culmen 2.55-2.70, tarsus 

 2.80-3.25 (3.01), middle toe 2.00-2.50 (2.34). Hab. Western America, breeding in 

 Ala.ska, migrating .south. Hawaiian Lslands. (No specimen in the Museum.) 



32. C. hyperbofe'us" (Pai.i..). I^esser Snow Goose. 



« ('.I'Ms BRANTA Scopoij. 



Bill and feet entirely black at all ages ; tail coverts white ; tail and quills uni- 

 form black; upper parts brownish, the featJiers with lighter tips. 



a. Head partly n'liilr, a white triangular patch on the cheek usually meeting 

 on the throat; lower parts deep brownish or brownish gre^- (often not much paler 

 than the upper parts) abruptly defined against the white of anal region; {sii/a//cr sizr, 

 a'///<^'' /rss tliau f6j>o^ ciiluirn less than i .2^;^ tail feathers usually 14 to 16 in number. 

 Length 23.00-25.00, wing 13.60-14.00, culmen .95-1.15, tarsus 2.40-2.75. Hah. Pacific 

 coast of North America, breeding at Norton Sound, south in winter. Hawaiian Lslands. '^ 



33. B. canadensis minima Rint.w. Cackling Goose. 



aa. Head n/tirrly h/ark; lu/dd/c of llw iicck ciniir/rd hv a hroad icliile collai\ 

 interrupted only behind; no chestnut on the breast; upper tail coverts ver^- long; 

 upper parts nearh" uniform dark sooty brown ; lower parts dark sooty slate, not dis- 

 tinctly if at all contrasted with black of chest, but abruptly defined against white 

 of anal region. YoiDig: Similar to adult but collar indistinct or obsolete; the larger 

 wing coverts broadly- tipped with white. Length 22.00-29.00, wing 12.70-13.50, cul- 

 men 1. 20-1. 35, tarsus 2.20-2.50. Hah. Western Ar<5lic America, south in winter along 



the western Pacific coast. Maui.'^ 



34. B. nigricans (Lawr). Black Brant. 



Gents NES'OCHEN Salvad. 



Head and lliroal hiack, wliicli color extends a little heloic the eve and down the 

 neck; side of neck tawny buff, becoming lighter towards the lower parts; upper sur- 



'5 The specimen from which the above is taken is one in the St. I.ouis College cabinet. Brother Alfred, the curator, informs me it was 

 taken on Maui by Brother Matthias during his sojourn there. 



^6 Hon. Walter Rothschild (through Palmer) in lill.: also adds .lusr-r alhi/nnn i^amhi'h (Hartl.) from Hawaii. 



t7 Hon. Walter Rothschild. /;/ lill. Kauai. 



'3 Specimen in SI. I.ouis College cabinet taken on Maui h\ Brother Matthias: also Hon. Walter Rothschild. /// ////. 



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