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THE WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



Anser erythropus, LINNJBCS. 



PLATE L 



Anas erythropus, Linn. A. albifrons, Gmd. Anser erythropus 

 and albifrons of modern Ornithologists. Oie rieuse, on de 

 front blanc, Laughing or White-fronted Goose of British 

 authors. 



THE "White-fronted Goose will exhibit the general 

 form and colouring of the three species we have now 

 noticed, and of those in this livery may be ranked ai 

 the most frequent after the Bean-goose. It is a winter 

 visitant only to this country, appears to have very 

 much the same habits with the others, only it fre- 

 quents more upland pastures, there feeding on the 

 young grains or grasses ; and is sometimes found in 

 u turnip fields." * Mr. Yarrell records it as occur- 

 ring in many of the English counties, and as being 

 frequent in the London markets during winter, where 

 it is somewhat esteemed for the table. Mr. Selby 

 meets with it occasionally on the east side of our 

 island ; we have seen it in the Edinburgh markets, 

 and have once or twice fallen in with a small flock 

 during winter in our own vicinity. The last we 

 Yarrell. 



