ANSERINAD = GEESE 
172. Branta canadensis 
CANADA GOOSE. 38 inches 
Adult. Head and neck black ; a broad band of white, like a bib 
around chin and sides of head; back brown; long quill feathers 
black ; tail black, white at base. Below whitish; bill and feet 
black. The common wild goose. The wedge-shaped flocks are 
signs in the sky of the approach and departure of winter. 
Note. ‘“ Honk, honk, honk.” 
Breeds. North of New England. A common migrant in March, 
April and November and December. 
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