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There are numerous other European species of Anser, the 

 most common being the Bean Goose {A. fabilis) and the 

 PiNK-FOOTED {A. brachyrhyfichus) . These birds are some- 

 what ahke but easily distinguished by the yellow feet and 

 bill markings of the first-named, compared with pale pink 

 in the latter. 



America has one representative of the group, the Amer- 

 ican White-fronted Goose (A. alhifrons gamheli). A 

 large flock of these birds has lived almost at liberty for a 

 number of years in the New York Zoological Park, but its 

 members have never shown any tendency to pair. 



The Upland Geese (Chloephaga) are natives of south- 

 ern South America. Once fully acclimatized, they are 

 able to resist our coldest winters. All are handsome birds, 

 the best known species being the Magellan (C. mageU 

 lanica), of which the male is white, with back pearl-gray 

 barred with black, as are the sides of the body. The female 

 is similarly marked, but with the ground color bright chest- 

 nut. This species is bred in some numbers in Europe. 



The Cereopsis Goose (Cereopsis novcB-hollandico) , of 

 southern Australia and Tasmania, is becoming so rare that 

 collectors have to depend upon captivity-bred birds. It is 

 dark gray in color, with a few large, brownish spots. The 

 base of the short black beak is covered with a greenish cere. 

 The legs are red but the feet are black, giving the bird the 

 appearance of having recently walked in mud. This goose 

 is distinctly a grazing species, never entering the water if it 

 can be avoided. It is not sensitive to cold, but during the 

 winter must be well provided with green food, which forms 

 its chief sustenance. During the breeding season the male 

 is exceedingly pugnacious and powerful enough to kill a 

 Sandhill Crane. A pair in the New York Zoological Park 

 have reared young each year since 19 10. The goslings are 

 prettily striped with black and white, and although they 



