ANSERIXil! — TTTK P.EESE — BERNICLA. 



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breeds. It Avas rare at Nulato, ov farther inland, on the Yukon, Its eggs were taken 

 l\v liini at Pastolik. 



According to the ohsorvatious of Mr. F*]lliott, it is of occasional occurroncc on the 

 Pryhilof Islands, where from time to time it straggles in small squads of from ten to 

 thirty, evidently driven l)y the high winds from their customary line of emigration 

 along the maiidand. Although not breeding there, this bird spends occasionally 

 weeks at a time on the lakelets and ui>lands before taking Hight. 



Several specimens were taken on the Yukon Jiiver by ^Ir. Kennieott, in May, 

 18(>1; at Fort Yukon by Mr. S. Jones; on St. Michael's Lsland by Jlr. Bannister; 

 and at Fort Kenai by Mr. Uischoff. 



Mr. L. Helding (in r/)ist,) considers the //. Icucnpareia " a strongly-marked species," 

 and says that it is abundant in Avintcr in California, where it is known to hunters as 

 the "Cackler," or ''Cackling Goose," on account of its peculiar cry. His first fall 

 record of its occurrence at Stockton is October 12, and the latest spring record, 

 April 25. 



Bernicla brenta. 



THE BBANT GOOSE. 



/ivn.ihernicla, Linn. S. N. I. 1760, litS. — Wii.s. Am. Orn. VIII. 1S14, pi. 72, fis. 1. 



Jlmnta bernicla, Uanmst. Pr. Ac. Nnt. Sri. Pliiliul. 1870, 131 (iioi' ScoroLi). — CoUKs, Key, 1872, 



284 ; Chcfk List, 1873, no. 484 ; B. X. W. 1874, 556. 

 Anscr hcniida, Ii.lio. I'rodr. 1811, 277. —Sw. & Rich. F. H. A. II. 1831, 469. — Xi-tt. Jinn. IL 



1834, 359. — AiTi). Oiii. Hiog. V. 1839, 24, 610, pi. 391 ; Synop. 1839, 272 ; R. Am. VI. 1843, 



203, pi. 379. 

 Anscr brrntu, Pali.. Znog. li.-A. II. 1826,223. 

 Bernicla brcnlu; Stei'IIF.xs, (ion. Zool. XIL pt. ii. 1824, 46. — IJaird, H. X. Am. 1858, 767 ; Cat. 



N. Am. B. 1859, no. 570. — Rinow. Norn. X. Am. B. 1881, no. 595. — Couics Check List, 2(1 



pil. 1882, no. 700. 

 Anscr lorqiiala, Fui.scii, Viig. Dcutsclil. IL )il. 156. 

 Bernicla mclanopsis, Maicii.i.. Man. Orn. II. 1842,151. 



Hau. Eiistcni North America in general, 

 but chiefly the Atlantic coast ; rare in tlie in- 

 terior, or away from salt water ; Palccarctie 

 Region. 



Sp. Char. Adult (No. (i3fiU5, New York 

 market, .J. H. Batty) : Head, neck, and.jngulum 

 continuous black, the anterior jiortion of the 

 head having i' brownii^h cast ; po.sterior outline 

 of the black on the jugulum very regular and 

 sharply-defined against tlio brownish gray of tJie 

 breast. Middle of the neck witii a transverse 

 crescentie patch of white on each side, formed 

 of white tips and sub-tips of the feathers, the 

 black .showing tlirougli in places so as to form 

 obliipie lines. Above, sinoky-plumbcous, the 

 feathers distinctly bordered ternnnally with a 

 much paler and more brownish shade. \Viii;;s 

 like the back, but with a somewhat plumbeous 

 cast, the paler margins nearly obsolete. Sec- 

 ondaries blackish brown ; primaries brownish 



black. Tail uniform black, but almost concealed Viy the snow-white lengthened coverts, the 

 upper of which, however, are invaded by a medial stripe of blackish plumbeous-brown from the 



