22 WATER FOWL OF INDIA AND ASIA. 
longer than in the White-fronted, or indeed than in 
any other of our Geese; when closed they reach well 
beyond the tail. The bird appears more compactly 
built than any other of our Geese. 
The Dwarf Goose breeds in Lapland and eastwards 
also in Siberia; in winter it is found from Western 
Europe, where it is rare, to Northern India, China, 
where it is common, and Japan. It isa more Eastern 
bird than its larger ally the White-fronted ; in India it 
is rare, less than a score of specimens having been taken. 
This pretty little Goose, conspicuous among its kin 
by its small size and rich colouring, is probably more 
common than is supposed ; for, during 1898, I got no 
less than four living birds from the Calcutta bazaar, 
dealer there having imported them from up-country ; 
three of these, fine old birds, I obtained on New Year’s 
day, and one was exhibited alive before the Asiatic 
Society soon afterwards. 
Two of them lived for some time in fine condition in 
the Alipore Zoo ; the other with a younger bird subse- 
quently obtained also among up-country birds in the 
bazaar, where I first noticed it in May of the same year, 
has died, and their skins are now in the Indian Museum, 
in poor condition unfortunately. Again, on January 
7th, 1900, I saw, among a lot of up-country birds in the 
bazaar, yet another specimen of this species, rather 
younger than the rest ; this was sold to go to England. 
This Goose has been observed to be very active in flight, 
as one might expect from its long wings. 
