ANATIDA:\—GEESE. 189 
darker brown ; lower part of back and rump uniform dark 
brown ; bill orange in central part, “pped with black and black 
at base beneath; Zegs and feet ovange-yellow ; irides_ hazel- 
brown. Length 31 to 34 inches; culmen 2°35; wing 18 to 
18"9 ; tail 5°5 3 tarsus 2°75. 
Young in first plumage: Only differ from adults in 
being slightly paler in colour, and are suffused with buff on 
head and neck (Seebohm). 
Distribution: Inhabits the Northern Palearctic region, 
migrating as far south as North-west Africa in autumn. 
Habitat: Inland marshy localities or open country, also 
frequents the sea-coast. 
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. 
Anser brachyrhynchus ZLazv/. 
Adult: Closely resembles the Bean Goose, but is shorter in 
the wing and has the central portion of bill, Zags and feet pink 
instead of orange. Length 28 to 29 inches; culmen 1'95 ; 
wing 17°5; tail5°8; tarsus 2°75. 
Immature Birds: Differ only in being somewhat darker 
in general coloration. 
Distribution: Breeds in the northern portions of the 
Palearctic region, migrating southward in autumn. 
Habitat: Similar to that of A. segetum. 
WHITE-FRONTED: GOOSE. 
Anser albifrons (Scop). 
Adult: Base of upper mandible and forehead white ; crown 
and neck brown, rest of upper parts darker brown, the back 
feathers having pale margins and rectrices broadly white 
tipped ; wing-quills black ; coverts grey, the greater ones white 
tipped ; upper part of chest and flanks brown, shading into 
whitish on centre of body (whiter in winter); Jdveast and 
abdomen boldly blotched with black; bill, legs and feet yellow ; 
nail of upper mandible whitish; irides hazel-brown. Length 
27 to 28 inches; culmen 2°25; weng 77; tail 6; tarsus 2°6. 
Immature Birds: Darker in plumage; frontal feathers 
