28 WATER FOWL OF INDIA AND ASIA. 
the neck, and the tertiary quills rather long and pointed. The 
teeth of the bill show very plainly. 
The adults is pure white with black pinion-quills and rose- 
pink billand feet. The young is grey, with the billand feet dark 
greyish. The bill is about two-and-a-half inches long, shank 
three, and wing seventeen ; the total length rather over two feet. 
This is properly an Arctic American bird, but also occurs in 
North-Eastern Asia, and may be found in Japan in winter. 
The Emperor Gcose. 
Philacte canagica, SALVADORI, Brit. Mus. Cat., Birds, 
Voli XX VIL. p: 100: 
Is a very distinct species, stout and heavy in build, with 
very short bill and short shanks. Its plumage is clear grey, 
with each feather tipped first with black and then with white. 
The head and back of the neck are white, the throat down to 
the breast dark-brown. The bill is dark at the sides, pale 
flesh-colour down the centre, and the legs orange. Young 
biyds are less clearly marked, and have the head and neck 
speckled. The bill is barely twoinches long, the shank less 
than three, and the wing fifteen. The total length is rather 
over two feet. This little-known goose inhabits the northern 
shores of the Pacific on both sides. It is asea goose, feeding 
on shellfish, sea-weeds, etc. 
