BARRED-HEADED GOOSE. 



of the plumage are dusky, and the under pure white 

 the legs bright scarlet. 



Abundant in Siberia and Kamtschatka. 



BARRED-HEADED GOOSE. 

 (Anser Indica.) 



AN. grisea subtus pallide cinerea, capite colloque albis, lunula 

 occipitis maculaque subtus nigris, uropygio crissoqite albis. 



Grey Goose beneath pale ash, with the head and neck white, a 

 lunule on the occiput and spot beneath white, the rump and 

 vent white. 



Anas Indica. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 839. 



Barred-headed Goose. Lath. Gen. Syn. Sup. 277. 



" LENGTH twenty-six inches: beak two inches long 

 and of a bright yellow : nail black : the head, throat, 

 and hind part of the neck are white : at the back part 

 of the head, below the eye, a crescent of black, the 

 horns curving upward towards the eye ; below this a 

 second ; and under this most part of the back of the 

 neck is black also: the back is of a fine pale grey; the 

 edges of the feathers lightest : wings pale ash colour : 

 edges of the prime quills dusky : lower part of the 

 neck before, breast, and upper part of the belly, a 

 most elegant pale ash colour, edged with white : 

 lower belly deep brown, edged with white : rump 

 and vent snow white : tail fine light grey, tipped 

 with white : legs reddish yellow." 



" Inhabits India : common in the winter months, 

 and very destructive to the corn : it is supposed to come 



