g2 Lirds of Canada. 
Sub-Family ANSERIN#.—The Geese. 
THE SNOW GOOSE. 
Anser hyperboreus—The Snow Goose. 
The Snow Goose is an occasional visitor in 
Canada. It is two feet eight inches in length, 
and its extended wings are five feet. The bill 
of this bird is very curious, the edges having 
each strong projecting teeth; and the tongue, 
which is horny at the extremity, is armed on 
each side with thirteen long and sharp teeth. 
The upper mandible is bright red; the lower, 
white. The head, neck, and body of the adult 
bird are pure white ; the quills are white for half 
their length, the rest, black; the legs are deep red. 
The Snow Goose inhabits the arctic regions, occa- 
sionally migrating to Canada and the more tem- 
perate climes of Virginia and Maryland. 
