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Misrepresentation such as this makes it difficult to conduct a discussion 

 with Mr. Alpheraky. 



A. mentalis is a huge goose with a yellow bill. It differs 

 from A. serrirostris not only by reason of the colour of the bill, but 

 by having the bill larger in all its dimensions. It differs from 

 A. aatesi by its immensely larger size as exhibited, by the body, 

 wing and bill. 



I now turn to Mr. Stuart Baker's note, and I am glad that he has 

 been able to identify two of his Indian bean-geese with A. mid- 

 dendorffi. I hope he will take steps to have his third specimen 

 properly identified. I note that he asks me to furnish him and other 

 field ornithologists with a key to the bean-geese. I am afraid that no 

 better key is possible than the plate I have given, shewing the 

 bills of all the known species at one glance. I certainly intended the 

 plate to be the key to the species, and I am sorry it is not looked upon 

 as such. 



March 30th, 1907. 



