66 DUCK SHOOTING. 



its having almost the whole head white. The lores — 

 that is to say, the space between the eye and the bill — 

 the back of head, neck and breast, are black ; the wangs 

 and back are gray, the feathers being tipped by a black 

 bar and margined with white. The under parts are 

 pale grayish ; the bill, feet and legs black. The young 

 have the white cheek patches dotted with black, and 

 the feathers of the back tipped with reddish-brown. 



It seems noteworthy that the few specimens of this 

 bird taken in America differ from specimens from Eu- 

 rope, in being somewhat paler. 



The barnacle goose breeds in great numbers in Si- 

 beria and Spitzbergen, and it is found in winter in great 

 numbers on the west coast of Great Britain and the 

 north coast of Ireland. In some places in England the 

 barnacle goose has been to some extent domesticated, 

 and has bred in captivity. 



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