CHEN. ANSER. 147 



1. Laid in confine ment (Zool. Gardens, Zoological Society. 



London). 

 1 . North America. Crowley Bequest. 



Chen hyper "boreus (Pall.). 



Chen hyperboreus, Dresser, Birds Ear. vi. p. 413 (1873) ; Newton, 

 P. "Z. X. 1*71, p. 58, JJaird, Brewer $ Ridgw. Water Birds N. Am. 

 i. p. 439 (1884) : MncFarlane, Pi'oc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 423 

 (1891); Salvador*, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 84 (1895) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 210 (1899). 



Aiwer hyperboreus, Seclohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 490, pi. 61 (1885) ; id, 

 of Brit. Birds, p. 30, pi. 11. tig. 3 (1890). 



The eggs of the Snow-Goose measure from 2- 7 to 3*22 in length, 

 and from 2 to 2*15 in breadth. 



1. North America (Smith*. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Alaska, 3rd June (S. O. Rice). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Fort Anderson, Arctic America Salvin-Godnian Coll. 



(R. Mac Far lane: Henshaiv Coll.). 

 I . Anderson River, 28th June (/. H. Crowley Bequest. 



Adam). 

 i\ Great Slave Lake, 26th June (M. I). Crowley Bequest. 



Smith). 



Genus ANSER, Briss. 



Anser anser (Linn.). 



Aiiser cinereuS) Thien. Fortpjlanz. oes. Voa. tab. Ixxv. fig. 5 (1845-54) ; 

 Baedeker, Eier Eur. Voa. tab. 47. fig. 4 (1855-63) ; Dresser, Birds 

 Eur. vi. p. 355 (1878) ; Seebohm, Brit. Birds, iii. p. 500, pi. 58 

 (1885) : id. Effffs of Brit. Birds, p. 32, pi. 8. fig. 3 (1896). 



Anser ferns, Hewitson. Eyys of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 382, pi. cviii. fig. ii 

 (1856) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 89 (1895). 



Anser anser, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 211 (1899). 



The eggs of the Grey Lag-Goose vary from 3-1 to 3'68 in length, 

 and from 2*22 to 2-45 in breadth. 



3. Iceland (Hargitt Coll.). Seebohm Coll. 



3. Uist, Hebrides (R. Champley). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Sutherlandshire. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1 . Sutherlandshire, 27th April (Har- Seebohm Coll. 

 yitt Coll.). 



4. Loch Loyal, Sutherlandshire, A. Chisholme, Esq. [P.]. 



1st May. 

 1 . Loch Maree, Ross-shire, 20th A.pril Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(H. J. Ehves). 

 6. TanifiO, Finmark, April (H. See- Seebohm Coll. 



bohm). 



1. Pyoskari, Finland, 15th May. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Efelsingfors, Gulf of Finland. Seebohm Coll. 



2. Helsingfors (H. E. Dresser}. Crowley Bequest. 



