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from the above in having a very dark mark round the 

 base of the bill in place of a white one. It is found 

 mostly in the interior of the country, and is believed by 

 Baird to be a new and undescribed species, not being 

 mentioned by any other writer. 



The Snow Goose (Anser hyperboreus) is a much 

 smaller bird than the Canada goose, migrates later in 

 the season, and is to be seen both inland and on the 

 coast. It has a high shrill note, entirely different from 

 either the Canada or the white-fronted goose. 



The plumage is perfectly white, with the exception of 

 the forehead, which is of a reddish brown; the wings are 

 marked with black and ash colour. The legs, feet, and 

 bill are of a purple pink, the mandibles of the latter 

 being serrated both above and below. The food consists 

 principally of the roots of reeds and other aquatic plants, 

 and the flesh is extremely delicate. 



The Canada Goose (Sernicla Canadensis), which is 

 the common wild goose of the country, in reality neither 

 breeds nor resides in it, but passes the summer and 

 autumn in the Hudson's Bay country, or even in still 

 higher latitudes, and winters among the inlets and river 

 mouths lying along the Atlantic coast, as far south as 

 the Carolinas. 



It is during its migration to and from these opposite 

 points, namely, in September and October when moving 



