388 Catalogue of the Birds 



Order LAMELLIROSTEES. 



Family ANATIDJE. 



Subfamily Cygninje. The Swans. 



Genus Ci/gnus, Linnaeus. 



Subgenus Olor, Wagler. 



258. C. buccinator Jiich. Trumpeter Swan. Transient; sometimes 

 winter resident. 



259. C. Amencanus S ii a r p 1 e s s . Common Swan. Transient ; some- 

 times winter resident. 



Subfamily Anserine. The Geese. 



Genus Anser, Brisson. 



Subgenus Chen, Boie. 



260. A. hyperhoreus Pall. a. var. hyperhoreus Pall. Snow Goose. 

 6. var. alhatiis Cass. "White Brant." Winter sojourner; the var. 

 alhatus more common than the larger race. 



261. A. ccerulescens 'LSwM. White-headed Goose. Transient; some- 

 times winter sojourner. 



Subgenus Anser, Brisson. 

 26*2, A. alhifrons Bechst., var. Gambeli Hartl. White-fronted 

 Goose. Transient; sometimes winter sojourner. 



Subgenus Branta, Scopoli. 



263. A. Canadensis {JjivLVL .). a. var. Canadensis l^inw. Big Wild 

 Goose, b. var. Hutdiinsii'R ich.. Little Wild Goose. Transient; some- 

 times winter sojourner. The var. Rutchinsii the more common form. 



264. A. bernicla Linn. Brant. Ti-ausieut; sometimes winter so- 

 journer. 



Subfamily Anatin^e. The Ducks. 



Genus Anas, Linnaeus. 

 Subgenus Anas. 

 *2G5. A.boschas'L\\na. Mallard; "Green-head." Resident, but most 

 numerous in spring and autumn. In the southern portion confined to the 

 prairies in the breeding season. 



*26G. A. obscura Gme\. Dusky Duck. Eesident, but breeding very 

 sparingly on the prairies, and wintering in the lagoons of the densely 



wooded bottoms. 



Subgenus Chaulelasmus, Gray. 



*267. A. streperus (Linn.). Gadwall; Gray Duck. Transient; 

 perhaps breeding in the northern, and occasionally wintering in the south- 

 ern, portion of the state. 



