THE WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



ANSER ALBIFRONS. 



Folded wings reaching a little beyond the tail ; bill orange-yellow, the nail 

 white ; a large space on the forehead pure white, surrounded by a dusky 

 band ; upper plumage ash-brown, varied with grey, dull white, and bluish 

 black ; under plumage in front brownish white, with patches and bars of 

 black ; behind white ; irides dark brown ; feet orange. Length two feet tliree 

 inches. Eggs white, tinged with buff. 



A REGULAR visitant to the British Isles ; usually seen in 

 small flocks of from eight to twenty birds ; it is entirely 

 graminivorous, and, when undisturbed, usually rests at 

 night in any grass-field where it may have been feeding 

 in the afternoon. 



Its habits, during its stay in these latitudes, are similar 

 to those of the other species, but it is said by Mr. Selby 



