592 ANSER 



825. SUBSP. ANSER GAMBELI. 



Anser (jambeli, Hartl. Rev. and Mag. Zool. 1852, p. 7 ; Ridgway, 

 p. 116 ; Tacz. F. 0. Sib. 0. p. 1091 ; Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. p. 237 ; 

 Salvador!, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxvii. p. 95. 



Karigane, Jap. 



<$ ad. (N. America). Differs from A. allifrbns, but is somewhat larger 

 and has a larger bill ; bill flesh-colour with a square figure on the culmen, 

 the edges of nostrils, a small spot below them and the basal two-thirds of 

 the lower half of the under mandible yellow ; legs vivid, cadmium-yellow ; 

 iris dark brown ; naked eye-ring dark brownish grey. Culmen 2 '35, wing 

 17'50, tail 6-20, tarsus 3'0. 



Hob. North America, breeding far north ; in winter south 

 to Mexico and Cuba ; the coasts of Eastern Siberia, Japan and 

 China on passage and in winter. 



826. LESSER WHITE- FRONTED GOOSE. 

 ANSER ERYTHROPUS. 



Anser erytliropus (Linn.), Syst. Nat. i. p. 197 (1766) ; Newton, P.Z.S. 

 1860, p. 341 ; David and Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 492 ; Dresser, vi. 

 p. 383 ; Salvadori, Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxvii. p. 97 ; Tacz. F. O. Sib. 

 O. p. 1093 ; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. Birds, iv. p. 418 ; A. temminckii, 

 Boie, Isis, 1822, p. 882 ; A. minutus, Naum. si. p. 365, Taf. 290 ; 

 Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. p. 238. 



Ziverggans, German ; Dwerggans, Dutch ; Dvcerggaas, Dan. 

 and Norweg. ; Dverggas, Fjellgas, Swed. ; Kiljuhanhi, Finn. ; 

 Piskun, Russ. ; Ko-karigane, Jap. 



(J ad. (Norway). Differs from A. albifrons in being darker and 

 smaller, the bill smaller and the white on the forehead extending nearly to 

 the centre of the crown ; bill fleshy white, nail pale horn ; legs and edge 

 of eyelid orange-yellow. Culmen 1'5, wing 15'5, tail 5*0, tarsus 2'5 inch. 



Hob. Northern Scandinavia, rare in the west and not found 

 in Great Britain ; rare in winter in central and southern 

 Europe, and as far south as Egypt ; Northern Asia, east to 

 Japan, straying, though rarely, south to India in winter. 



In habits it resembles A. albifrons. It breeds in certain 

 districts in Lapland, nesting on the ground under bushes near 

 water, and in June deposits 6 to 8 dirty yellowish white eggs, 

 which measure about 2'91 by 2'0. 



