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OTHER WILD GEESE 



THE HUTCHINS GOOSE 



THE Hutchins goose might readily be mistaken by 

 a sportsman not much familiar with wild-geese 

 for the Canadian or common wild-goose, with which it 

 is often seen associating. It is sometimes called the 

 lesser Canada goose. It is shot in the same manner 

 as other geese, and its flesh is excellent. It is found in 

 the western portions of the United States. 



THE CACKLING GOOSE 



Ornithologists designate this goose as Branta Cana- 

 densis minima. As the name would indicate it is a 

 small Canada goose. It is a Western bird, abundant 

 in California and at times seen in the Mississippi 

 valley. A picture of this bird would be the same as 

 that of the common wild-goose, the Branta Canadensis, 

 and indistinguishable from that bird unless the size 

 were given. 



The Emperor goose is very rare, more often seen in 

 Alaska, I believe, than elsewhere. 



The Bean goose is given as an old-world species, 

 which occasionally comes to our shores. 



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