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the fall of 1875 ; E. H. Austin informs us that three Snow Geese, 

 undoubtedly of this species, spent the winter of 1868-9 at Strat- 

 ford; Nov. 20, 1884, Portland, one adult male taken (in coll. of 

 J. H. S.) ; Feb. 3, 1893, L. H. Porter purchased two adults and 

 two young in Fulton Market, New York City, where they had 

 been sent a few days before from Stratford. 



On the death of Dr. W. H. Hotchkiss of New Haven in 1907, 

 there was found among his effects the head of an adult male of 

 this species, mounted. Dr. H. had previously informed L. B. B. 

 that all of his collection had been taken in Connecticut about 

 1878, so that this Snow Goose was in all probability killed in this 

 state. 



Branta canadensis canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada Goose. 



A common late fall and early spring migrant. Winters rarely. 



Fall migration. Average, Oct. 15 Dec. 15. Earliest rec- 

 ord. New Haven, Sept. n, 1883; Portland, Oct. 13, 1886. 

 Latest record. New Haven, Dec. 28, 1909 (Merrill) ; Port- 

 land, Dec. 15, 1891. 



Spring migration. Average, March 15 April 25. Earliest 

 record. New Haven, March 20, 1888; Portland, Feb. 17, 1891. 

 Latest record. New Haven, April 25, 1889 (L. B. W.), April 

 25, 1909 (J. Lamb) ; Portland, May 30, 1885. 



Winter records. Merriam records 1 that Grinnell told him that 

 over two hundred remained about the mouth of the Housatonic 

 River during the winter of 1876-7. In January, 1904, a New 

 Haven daily paper reported that a flock was wintering along the 

 shore of the Sound east of Stonington. W. W. Coe 2 saw one 

 shot in the Middlefield reservoir, Jan. 4, 1883. Three were shot 

 from a flock of six at Clinton, Dec. 28, 1909, by C. A. Merrell 

 (one in coll. of L. B. B.). 



Branta canadensis hutchinsi (Richardson) . Hutchins' Goose. 



Very rare. 



Linsley records it from Stratford. G. B. Grinnell 1 says it is 

 recognized by the gunners about Milford (1877). E. H. Austin 

 informs us that this species used to occur in small numbers at 

 Stratford, and that he remembers seeing three, May 23, in the 



1 Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 122. 

 9 O. and O., viii, 3, p. 24. 



