80 BRENT GOOSE. 



narrowly margined with white, that also gradually 

 broadening. The lower part of the back and all the 

 wings, except the quills and greater covers, have 

 the base of the feathers grey, shading into a band of 

 brownish black and finally they are tipped with 

 white, forming a beautiful and chaste arrangement ; 

 the quills are black at the tips, shading into grey at 

 the base ; the rump is black ; the upper tail-covers 

 white, forming the crescented band ; the tail entirely 

 black. The lower parts beneath the black breast 

 are of a beautiful silvery white ; on the flanks 

 brownish grey, feathers tipped with white ; thighs 

 black, feathers with pale tips. 



THE BKENT GOOSE, ANSER BRENT A, Willughly, 

 Flem., Selby. A . Bernicla, Oie cravant, Temm. 

 The Brent or Brand Goose, Ware Goose of British 

 authors. The Brent Goose is also a winter visitant ; 

 and as we saw the last abundant on the western sides 

 of our islands, so do we find the present species most 

 numerous on the eastern coasts. On the north-eastern 

 shores of England, where w r e have had opportuni- 

 ties of seeing them, they might be considered as 

 entirely maritime, not being known to leave the 

 water mark, r ever to feed on the pastures or young 

 grain. During ebb-tide, they fed on the banks of 

 zostera marina, then uncovered ; and Mr. Selby 

 mentions the ulva latissima as very frequently found 

 in their stomachs ; at other times they rest on the 

 sand-banks, w r hich are quite open, and afford no 



