EMPEROR GOOSE. 



Philacte canagica (Sevast.), 



The emperor is one of the handsomest of the Ameri- 

 can geese. It is a bird of very limited distribution, 

 being confined to the Bering Sea and its vicinity, 

 though very rarely specimens straggle southward in 

 winter along the Pacific coast of the United States as 

 far as California. The emperor goose may be known 

 from all the other North American geese by the re- 

 markable form of its bill ; this is extremely short, with 

 a very broad and thick nail, which occupies almost one- 

 third of the length. The tarsus, or naked portion of 

 the leg, between the toes and the joint above, is very 

 short in proportion to the toes. 



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