BE A N GOOSE. 51 



Adult. Head and neck, grayish brown, darkest on head, 

 white patch on forehead. Back and scapulars, dark brown 

 feathers edged with grayish white. Rump, blackish brown. 

 Wings brown, grayish on coverts, which with secondaries and 

 tertials are edged with white. Breast, pale brown; sides and 

 flanks, brown, edges paler. Upper and under tail coverts, 

 abdomen, and vent white. Bill, middle part deep orange, 

 remainder with nail black. Iris, dark brown. Legs and feet, 

 orange. Total length, about 32 inches. Wing, 19; culmen, 2 T s ff ; 

 tarsus, 2 T %. 



Female. Like the male, but is usually somewhat smaller. 



