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the Arctic coast and islands, and on the northwestern coast 
of Hudson Bay. 
Snow or White Goose-—This species, known as the ‘‘white 
wavey,” breeds in the Arctic from the mouth of the Mac- 
kenzie River eastward to Franklin Bay. It is an uncom- 
mon migrant in the east, but in the west it winters on 
the coast of southern British Columbia, sometimes collect- 
ing in considerable flocks at the mouth of the Fraser River. 
The greater snow goose migrates along the Atlantic coast. 
Blue Goose.—The breeding-grounds of this more easterly 
species are unknown, but it is believed to nest on the eastern 
shores of Hudson Bay or in northern Quebec (Ungavg). 
Brant.—Formerly the brant was one of the most abundant 
of the wild fowl that frequented our coasts, but its numbers 
have decreased very greatly. It is still an abundant mi- 
grant along the entire Atlantic coast, where it visits the 
coastal flats and estuaries. It breeds in the far north on 
the coast and islands of the Arctic Sea. 
The black brant is a Pacific coast species, and it winters 
along the coast of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. 
Its breeding-grounds are on the Arctic coast and islands 
from Point Barrow to Melville Island. 
DUCKS 
It is not possible within the limits of the description of 
our native wild fowl, nor is it desirable in an account of 
this nature, to discuss in detail the range and habits of all 
the numerous species of ducks that are native to Canada. 
Such details as the reader may wish to obtain may be found 
in the excellent ‘‘Catalogue of Canadian Birds,” by John 
and James M. Macoun, in Forbush’s “Game Birds, Wild 
Fowl and Shore Birds,’’ and in the excellent work, “Game 
Birds of California,” by Grinnell, Bryant, and Storer. Ref- 
erence may be made, however, to a number of the more 
common species of ducks. 
