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Kent Scientific Institute, by E. L. Moseley: included in Butler's Birds of Indiana: 

 '•accidental if in Michigan " (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); •■northern counties of Indiana" 

 (Butler's Birds of Indiana). It is possible that the next is often mistaken for this 

 one. 



i)7 l<>9a (69o). Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forst.). Oreatek Snow Goose. 



Common: Mar. and Oct. and Nov.: throughout the State: migrant; Mr. A. H. Boies 

 has seen large tlocks flying in Hillsdale and Lenawee counties during winter; Dr. M. 

 Gibbs reports taking three of these from a flock of ten or more Oct. 24, 1884; "Kewee- 

 naw Point" (Kneeland); doubtfully given as a Michigan migrant by Dr. J. B. Steere; 

 known to alight not infrequently near Lansing; excellent table bird. 



<»S 169.1-(694:). Chen Ciprulescens (Linn.). Blue Goose. 



One specimen reported in Kent Scientific Institute at Grand Rapids by E. L. 

 Moseley; two captured fi-om a flock on St. Clair Plats by the late W. H. Collins; ''regu- 

 lar migrant throughout Wisconsin" (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein I: "Indiana" (Butler's 

 Birds of Indiana). 



Gends ANSER Briss. 



<»9-171a-(693). Anser albifrous ^ambeli (Hartl). * American White-fronted 

 Goose. 

 •' Transient, rare " (Dr. M. Gibbs): ' migrant "" (Dr. J. B. Steere); " Keweenaw Point" 

 I Kneeland); "Indiana, rare migrant " (Butler's Birds of Indiana). This is unquestion- 

 ably very rare in Michigan. 



Genus BR.\N TA Sgov. 



Canada Goose, reduced. 



