Birds of Canada. 99 



during the last of October and through the 

 month of November. Each flock is usually 

 attended by an old gander, who every now and 

 then calls out his well known " honk" which is 

 replied to by several members of the flock. The 

 Canada Goose is thirty-five inches long. The 

 upper parts, brownish ; the lower, a pale brown, 

 with a tinge of purple-gray or smoky-brown ; 

 head, neck, bill, and feet, black ; a patch of 

 white on the cheek, behind the eye. Tail, of 

 eighteen feathers. 



B. leucopareia. The White-cheeked Goose. 



The White-cheeked Goose is smaller than the 

 Canada Goose, and much darker in color. It is 

 distinguished by a white cheek. Accidental in 

 Canada. Habitat, British Columbia. 



B. brenta. The Brant. 



This bird closely resembles the Canada Goose 

 in its habits. It is twenty-four inches long. Bill, 

 feet, head, tail, and neck, black. On each side 

 of the middle of the neck is a small white cres- 

 cent, streaked with black ; the belly, gray, pass- 

 ing into white behind. 



Sub-Family ANATIN^L. The River Ducks. 



A nas boschas. The Mallard, or Green-head. 

 This well known duck breeds in Canada. 

 Nests, in a meadow, or near a pond ; eggs, ten 



