529 ANSER FABALIS.—A. BRACHYRHYNCHUS. 
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5458. Two.—Olsingen, 22 May, 1858. 
From Mr. J. Baker. 
5459. One.—Olsingen, 1 June, 1859. 
All laid by birds more or less in confinement. ] 
5460. Zwo.—Kettomella, 3-9 June, 1860. 
Brought to Muoniovara, 2 July, by Martin Piety, and apparently found 
by himself. | 
ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS, Baillon. 
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE. 
5461. One.—From Dr. [now Sir Henry] Pitman, 1845. 
Dr. Pitman had two examples exactly alike from two different 
sources, one being from the Zoological Gardens. This is one of them. 
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5462, One—Coal Bay, Ice Sound, Spitsbergen, 27 June, 
1855. From Messrs. Edward Evans and Wilson Sturge. 
This was given to me, as having been taken by themselves as above stated, 
by the gentlemen just named on their return to England (cf. §§ 2975, 4101). 
In their account of the birds of Western Spitsbergen (Ibis, 1859, pp. 171, 172) 
they wrote :—“ In this fjord a large species of Goose was very common, and 
we found them breeding mostly on low rocks near the coast; but some seemed 
to have their nests in the high cliffs a mile or two from the sea. We obtained 
some specimens both of birds and eggs, but unfortunately neglected to 
preserve the skins of the former; we cannot therefore be positive as to 
which species they were; but judging from our recollection, they had flesh- 
coloured legs and light-grey shoulders; we have not, therefore, much doubt 
that they were the Grey-lag Goose (Anser ferus, Steph.). The identification 
of this bird is a point to which, we trust, future voyagers will pay attention; 
it is probably the only species observed by us which is not included in 
J.C. Ross’s list, before mentioned.” Messrs. Evans and Sturge seem to have 
been the first to record the existence in Spitsbergen of any Goose other than 
the Brant. In 1859 Prof. Torell (Bidrag till Spetsbergens Molluskfauna, 
p- 61) gave Anser cinereus a place in the fauna of the country, but I think by 
mistake, as was also the case with Dr. Malmgren some years later (Cifvers. 
K. Vet.-Ak. Férhandl. 1863, p. 115), while he also included (tom. cit. p. 107) 
A, segetum. It fell to my lot in 1864 to determine the species of Grey Goose 
