BIRDS or INDIANA. 639 



57. (173). Branta bernicla (LINN.). 



Brant. 



Head entirely black; middle of neck with a patch of white streaks 

 on each side; upper parts brownish-gray, the feathers narrowly tipped 

 with grayish- white; lower parts pale grayish, in conspicuous contrast 

 with black of chest, and gradually fading into the white of anal region 

 -and crissum. 



Length, 23.50-30.50; wing, 12.30-13.60; bill, 1.20-1.50; tarsus, 2.10- 

 2.40. 



RANGE. Northern parts of Northern Hemisphere; in North Amer- 

 ica chiefly on the Atlantic coast; rare in the interior or away from salt 

 water. Breeds only in Arctic Circle. 



Nest, a hollow in the sand, lined with feathers and down. Eggs, 

 4-6; grayish or dirty white; 2.92 by 2.02. 



Accidental visitor. 



This goose prefers the sea, and does not wander far from tide water. 

 It is, however, occasionally found in the interior, where it has been 

 reported from Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. 



Dr. Rufus Haymond reported it from the Whitewater Valley. (Proc. 

 Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1856, p. 296, and Ind. Geol. Kept., 1869, p. 232.) 

 Mr. 0. B. Warren informs me that a specimen was taken at Albion, 

 Mich., by E. M. Griffin in the winter of 1884, and is now in the collec- 

 tion of the college there. There are also other Michigan records. 

 (Cook, Birds of Michigan, p. 47.) Prof. Cooke says during the winter 

 of 1883-4 this species was represented from Illinois southward by a 

 few rare visitants. (Bird Mig. Miss. Valley, p. 78.) 



SUBFAMILY CYGNIN^E. SWANS. 

 28. GENUS OLOR WAGLER. 



a 1 . Bill black with a yellow spot; the distance from the eye to the nostril much 



greater than from the latter point to the tip of bill. 



O. columbianus (Ord.). 58 



a 2 . Bill black, no yellow; the distance from the eye to the nostril not greater 



than from the latter point to tip of bill. ^ O. buccinator (Eich.). 59 



58. (180) Olor columbianus (ORD.). 



Whistling Swan. 



Pure white; head often stained with rusty; bill and lores, black, 

 usually the latter with small yellow spot; iris, dark brown; feet, black. 



Length about 54.00; extent, 84.00; wing, 21.00-22.00; bill, 3.80- 

 4.20; tarsus, 4.00-4.32. 



