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Gkey-lag Goose (Anser ferus), Stepli. 



Bean Goose (Anser segehtm), Stepli. 



White-Fkonted Goose (Anser alhifrons), Gmelin. 



These four species are very comraon. 



Snow Goose (Chen hyperhorea), Boie. — I have also seen 

 the snow goose, though rarely. It was my fortune to have 

 my ofiice — a branch of the Board of Works — situated on the 

 banks of a lake formed by a break in the outer moat, a 

 favourite resting-place for crowds of ducks and geese of all 

 descriptions. The noise made by the birds was at times 

 distracting, and I was often tempted to stroll out in the 

 garden to watch them at play, when they would allow me to 

 approach within thirty or forty yards without showing the 

 slightest signs of uneasiness. 



Hooper Swan (Gygmis musicus ?). — The most conspicuous 

 bird to be seen on the moats in winter is the swan, but of 

 what species I am not able to say with certainty, as the laws 

 forbidding the killing or capture of birds within the bounds 

 of the city are rigidly enforced, and I was consequently 

 unable to obtain a specimen. I remarked, however, that the 

 bird is not common in this part of Japan, and that I have 

 never seen one in the market. Nearly every winter two or 

 three pairs took up their quarters on the moats, always in 

 the same place each year, and I may here remark that the 

 different kinds of water-fowl seemed to attach themselves to 

 particular haunts. 



Shoveller (Anas clypeata), Linn. ; Faun. Jap., p. 128. — 

 Common in the winter season. 



Gadwall (Anas strepera), Linn. — Common in the winter 

 season. 



Pintail (Dafila acuta), Linn. ; Faun. Jap., p. 128. — Common 

 in the winter season. 



Mallard (Anas hoschas). — Generally distributed, occurring 

 in considerable numbers. 



Garganey (Querquedula circia), Linn. — Frequently met 

 with. 



Common Teal (Querqnednla crecca), Temm. and Schl., 

 Faun. Jap., p. 127. — Only a winter visitor to the city, but at 

 that season it is extremely abundant. Flocks of teal are 



