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upwards to the eye, black. Between the bill and 

 the eye is a large spot of white ; behind the eye 

 and surrounding a large patch of orange-brown on 

 each side of the neck is a list of white, which is ex- 

 tended farther, and forms a line of division between 

 the orange-brown and black of the lower part of the 

 neck ; front of the lower part of the neck and breast 

 fine orange-brown, the latter margined by a list of 

 black and another of white ; immediately before the 

 shoulders is a second bar of white ; mantle, belly, 

 wings, and tail, black ; abdomen, vent, thighs, upper 

 and under tail-covers, white; bill reddish brown, 

 with the nail black ; legs blackish brown, with a 

 reddish tinge," is the description by Mr. Selby of 

 the TVycliffe specimen, now in the collection of the 

 Newcastle Natural History Society. 



ANSER CANADENSIS, CANADA GOOSE. Anser Ca- 

 nadensis Steph.^ Richards. Cygnus Canadensis, Jen. 

 Canada Goose or Cravat Goose of British authors. 

 The Canada Goose is omitted by Mr. Selby in his 

 British Birds ; by Mr. Jenyns it is said to be intro- 

 duced into Europe from America, but Mr. Yarrell 

 considers that some of the birds or small flocks 

 which are frequently met with, are really visitants 

 from another country. We see no reason why some 

 specimens, as well as other northern birds, should not 

 loose the line of their migration, and seek our shores, 

 and that they would thus have as strong a claim 

 upon us as natives as many other birds which are 



