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it is migratory, but Mr. Audubon states, " the ex- 

 tent of the migrations of this species remains as yet 

 unknown." He did not observe it to the south- 

 ward in South Carolina or the Texas, and we have 

 never ourselves received it with any Mexican or 

 Asiatic collections, though it may range to the 

 northern extreme of the latter continent. Mr. Au- 

 dubon considers it exclusively a maritime goose, 

 but easily tamed, feeding upon grain ; it has been 

 known to produce young in captivity. 



The head, neck and upper part of the breast are 

 dull black,, on the sides of the neck an interrupted 

 patch of white ; back, scapulars, rump, and under 

 parts anterior to the legs clove-brown, paler on the 

 latter, each feather having the tips and margins of 

 a lighter shade ; flank feathers tipped with white ; 

 vent, upper and under tail- covers, the latter exceed- 

 ing the tail in length, pure white ; tail clove-brown, 

 quills and secondaries blackish brown; bill, legs, 

 and feet black. The sexes do not vary much in 

 plumage. 



TIIE RED-BREASTED GOOSE, ANSER EUFICOLLIS, 

 Pallas. Anas nt/icoUis, Lath., $c. Ole a cou 

 roux^ Temm. Red-breasted Goose or Barnacle 

 of British authors. This species is so unfre- 

 quently met with either in Britain or elsewhere, 

 that we cannot describe it from observation. From 

 all the information which has been hitherto col- 

 lected, it appears to be one of the rarest Euro- 



