BKKKIXG GOOS11. 



from Thibet and other parts towards the north, de- 

 parting again as the summer approaches." Latham. 



MOUNTAIN GOOSE. 



(Anser montaua.) 



Ax. cap itc collo alaruniqite pennis rubro-viridibus. 



Goose with the head, neck, and wing-feathers of a red-green. 



Anas montaua. GmeL Syst. Nat. 1. 510. Lath. Ind. Orn. '2. 



841. 

 Hill, or Mountain Goose. Lath. Gen. Syn. C. 458. 



" SIZE larger than the Tame Goose : the wing- 

 feathers, and those of the head, of a bright shining red- 

 green. Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope, where it 

 keeps mostly on the hills, and feeds on grass and 

 herbs." Latham* 



The above is all that is said of this species. 



SEEKING GOOSE. 

 (Anser Beringii.) 



AN. curpore albo, alis nigris, regione auriiim virescenti alba. 

 Goose with the body white, the wings black, the region of the 



ears of a greenish-white. 



Anas Beeringii. Gmcl. Syst. Nat. \ . 508. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 843. 

 Beering Goose. Pcnn. Arct. Zoo/, 2. 475. Lath, Gen, Syn. 6. 



465. 



