LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR, . . . . . Frontispiece 



1. WHISTLING SWAN, .... Opposite page 19 



2. TRUMPETER SWAN, " "28 



3. WHOOPING SWAN, " "31 



4. BLUE GOOSE, . , " "33 



5. LESSER SNOW GOOSE, .... " "35 



6. GREATER SNOW GOOSE, . " 39 



7. Ross's SNOW GOOSE, . . . . " "43- 



8. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, . . . . " "45 



9. BKAN GOOSE " " 50 



10. EMPEROR GOOSE, . . . -. . . " "52 



11. CANADA GOOSE, " " 57- 



12. HUTCHINS' GOOSE, " "69 



13. WHITE-CHEEKED GOOSE, . . . " "72 



14. CACKLING GOOSE, " "74 



15. BARNACLE GOOSE, . . . . " "78 



16. BRANT GOOSE " "80 



17. BLACK BRANT, ...... " "84 



18. WOOD DUCK, ...-..." "87 



19. BLACK-BELLIED TREE DUCK, . . 92 



20. FULVOUS TREE DUCK, . . . . " "95 



21. RUDDY SHELDRAKE, . . . " ' " 97 



22. MALLARD " " 100 



23. DUSKY DUCK, " " 106 



24. FLORIDA DUSKY DUCK, . . . . " " 109 



25. MOTTLED DUCK, " " in 



26. GADWALL, " "113 



27. EUROPEAN WIDGEON, .... " " 116 



28. WIDGEON, " " 118 



29. SPRIGTAIL, " 122 



30. BLUE- WINGED TEAL " "128 



31. CINNAMON TEAL " " 132 



32. EUROPEAN TEAL, " "134 



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