160 THE GEESE 



The following species and subspecies are described in the supplementary chapter 

 on " Rare Birds " : 



Lesser whitefronted-goose, Anser finmdrchicus Gunner [A. erythropus] 



(Linnaeus)]. 

 Snow-goose, Anser hyperboreus hyperboreus Pallas [Chen hyperboreus 



(Pallas)]; and 



Greater snow-goose, Anser hyperboreus nivdlis (Forster). 

 Red-breasted goose, Brdnta ruficollis (Pallas). 

 Pale-breasted brent-goose, Brdnta bernicla glaucogdstra (Brehm). 

 [Black brent, Brdnta bernicla nigricans (Lawrence).] 

 [Canada goose, Brdnta cdnadensis (Linnaeus).] [F. c. R. J.] 



