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MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETERS (AVERAGE, MINIMUM, AND MAXIMUM) OF THE 
Races or Anser albifrons 
Wing 
(430.0-475.0) 
6 male Anser albifrons 
gambeli; California.. 
10 male Anser albifrons 
albifrons ; California 
4 female Anser albifrons 
447.2 
409.6 (384.0-422.0) 
gambeli; Calitornia.. 430.5 (420.0-440.0) 
10 female Anser albi- 
frons albifrons; Cal- 
THROW ANE, © ceeredeeesercare ice 394.5 (384.0-404.0) 
Adult Anser albifrons al- 
bifrons; Old World 375.0—435.0" 
Height of bill 
6 male Anser albifrons gam- 
beli; California ... 
10 male Anser albifrons albi- 
mows Oplbhdaie, 23.3 (21.5-26.0) 
4 female Anser albifrons gam- 
beli; California 
10 female Anser albifrons al- 
bifrons ; California ............ 
Adult Anser albifrons albi- 
rons «Olde nvorl disse 23.57 
26.5 (25.0-28.0) 
25.7 (25.0-27.0) 
20.4 (18.0-21.5) 
Total length? 
Cali- 
6 male Anser albifrons gambeli; 
fornia _ ..-- 830.5 (810.0-854.0) 
2 male Anser albifrons albifrons; Cali- 
OLN sare sees eee ess ook eee 733.0 (730.0-736.0) 
4 female Anser albifrons gambeli; Cali- 
POPMIG, H Se sis peepee tie eta reeseemetee seer 779.7 (745.0-797.0) 
3 female Anser albifrons albifrons; 
Galli orm ae ceeee stone ce eeee reer 687.6 (685.0-692.0) 
Adult Anser albifrons albifrons; Old 
Word dy Sees ocec ccs teccsctsceseaeeenaee sae nner 635.0—-760.0" 
Tail 
135.5 (124.0-144.0) 
121.2 (107.0-135.0) 
127.2 (110.0-135.0) 
119.6 (113.0-126.0) 
Tarsus 
81.9 (80.0-84.0) 
73.6 (71.0-79.0) 
79.0 (77.0-83.0) 
70.1 (64.0-73.0) 
51.0-81.0* 
Culmen 
60.1 (57.0-62.0) 
49.6 (46.5-52.0) 
55.6 (53.0-58.0) 
46.0 (44,0-48.0) 
40.0-56.0 
Middle toe without 
claw 
79.6 (73.0-84.0) 
67.1 (61.0-73.0) 
75.0 (73.0-80.0) 
63.1 (58.0-68.0) 
Spread wings? 
1623.6 (1560.0-1670.0) 
1476.5 (1471.0-1482.0) 
1572.0 (1510.0-1661.0) 
1405.3 (1384.0-1437.0) 
WEIGHTS (AVERAGE, MINIMUM, AND MAXIMUM) OF THE RACES OF Anser albifrons 
6 male Anser albifrons gambeli; California -..... 
2 male Anser albifrons albifrons; California .... 
4 female Anser albifrons gambeli; California -... 
3 female Anser albifrons albifrons; California 
Adult Anser albifrons albifrons; Old World -... 
6 Ibs. 
4 Ibs. 
1 Alphéraky, 1905, p. 46. 
* Measured prior to skinning. 
* Extremes of twenty-one specimens; Alphéraky, loc. cit. 
7 Ibs. 4 oz. (7 lbs. 1 02-7 Ibs. 8 oz.) 
5 Ibs. 4 oz. (5 Ibs.-5 Ibs. 6 oz.) 
5 oz. (5 lbs. 5 02-7 Ibs.) 
12 oz. (3 Ibs. 14 0z.-5 lbs. 8 02.) 
4 lbs.—6 lbs.* 
