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semblance. In size it is much smaller, thoug-h larger than the 

 "Brant," exceeding that species about three inches, and having the 

 white patch on the sides of the head similar to the Cana- 

 da Goose. 



On the south shore of Long Island it is not known to the gun- 

 ners, though T have no doubt that it is frequently procured there, 

 and from the close resemblance it bears in its general markings 

 to the Canada Goose, is considered a variety of that species. At 

 some seasons it has been known to be quite abundant on the coast 

 of Massachusetts, in the vicinity of Boston, and it has been shot on 

 the Chesapeake. 



Dr. Richardson states that it is well known at Hudson's Bay, 

 and that it is always found on the sea coast, feeding on marine 

 plants, and the molusca which adhere to them, whence its flesh 

 derives a strong fishy taste. 



ANSER BERNICLA— LINN. 



BRENT GOOSE. 



Brant, Anas Bernicla, Wils. Amer. Orn. 



Anser Bernicla, Bonap. Syn. • 



Anser Bernicla, Brent Gnose, Sw, & Rich. 



Brant or Brent Goose, Nutt. Man. 



Brent Goose, Anser Bernicla, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Bill 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 pri- 

 mary coverts grayish-black ; fore part of breast, light brownish- 

 gray, the feathers terminally margined with grayish-white ; abdo- 

 men and lower tail coverts white ; sides gray, the feathers rather 

 broadly tipped with white. Length two feet, wing fourteen inches 

 and a half Female rather smaller. 



The Brent Goose, or the " Brant," as it is more familiarly called, 

 makes its appearance among us about the fifteenth of October. Mr. 



