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ANATID.E. 



Anser torquatus, Naum. xi. p. 393; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 164; 



id. ed. 3, iii. p. 169. 

 Anser brenta, Hewitson, p. 389. 

 Anser bernicla, Harting, p. 61. 

 The Brent Goose, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 75. 



Brenta, a mediaeval word (Branta in Gesner and Aldrovandus) ; probably the 

 same as our "Brent" (i. e. burnt Goose), from its generally charred appearance. 



The Brent Goose occurs on the coasts of the United King- 

 dom, especially in the north, from autumn to spring. It 

 inhabits the Palsearctic and Nearctic Regions, breeding in 

 the extreme north. 



Bernicla leucopsis. BAKNACLE GOOSE. 



Anas leucopsis, Bechstein, Orn. Taschenb. ii. p. 424 



(1803). 



Bernicla leucopsis, Macg. iv. p. 622; Gray, p. 184; Gould, 



v. pi. 5 ; Dresser, vi. p. 397. 

 Anser leucopsis, Naum. xi. p. 378 ; Hewitson, p. 388 ; Yarr. 



ed. 2, iii. p. 161 ; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 166 ; Harting, p. 61. 

 The Bernicle Goose, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 72. 



Leucopsis = white-faced ; from Aeuicos + GI//IS. 



A visitant from autumn to spring to the coasts of the 

 United Kingdom, especially in the north. It inhabits the 

 North-western Palsearctic Region and Greenland, ranging 

 southwards in winter to Spain, Egypt, and Palestine. Its 

 exact breeding-ground has not yet been ascertained. 



\Bernicla canadensis. CANADA GOOSE. 

 Anas canadensis, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 198 (1766). 

 Anser canadensis, Macg. iv. p. 614 ; Hewitson, p. 391 ; 

 Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 181 ; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 185 ; Harting, 

 p. 61. 



Bernicla cauadensis, Gray, p. 185 ; Gould, Introd. p. cxxii. 

 Canada Goose, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 91. 



Canadensis = of Canada, 



