and feet, pale flesh colour ; wings, when closed, even with the end 

 of the tail. The young of this species are darker than the adults, 

 but the grey upon tlie shoulders and rump, the form of the bill, and 

 colour of the legs and feet, will always distinguish them from the 

 young of any of the other sjiecies. 



" Anser albifrons, Bechstein. White-fronted Goose. Entire 

 length, 2G inches ; extent, 52;' from the carpal joint to end of wing, 

 16^ inches. The adult of this species may be distinguished from 

 others of the genus by the conspicuous white mark upon the fore- 

 head and sides of the bill, and the irregular patches of black and 

 white upon the breast and belly ; the bill, 1| of an inch long, of a 

 reddish flesh colour ; the nail, white ; legs and feet, bright orange ; 

 wings, when closed, reaching ll inch beyond the tail. The young 

 of this species are much darker than the adult ; the forehead and 

 sides of the bill, nearly black ; the breast and belly, dirty white, 

 spotted with brown; bill, brown, inclining to flesh colour; nail, 

 dark brown ; legs and feet, pale orange. 



" Anser j)hcenicopus, 'Rvatlett. Pink-footed Goose. Entire length, 

 28 inches ; extent, 60 ; from carpal joint to end of wing, 17| inches. 

 Top of the head and back of the neck, dark brown ; sides of the 

 face, forepart of the neck, and upper part of the breast, light brown ; 

 back and scapulars, dark brown, tinged with grey ; each feather 

 dee])ly margined with greyish white ; shoulders of wings and rump, 

 greyish ash ; primaries, brown, tinged with grey ; tail, brownish 

 ash, deeply edged with white ; lower part of belly, upper and under 

 taiU coverts, pure white ; legs and feet, of a reddish flesh colour or 

 pink ; the hind toe closely united by the membrane that runs along 

 the edge of the inner toe ; the feet, remarkably thick and fleshy ; 

 bill, ^ of an inch, long, narrow, and much contracted towards the 

 tip ; the base, sides and nail, black ; the space between the nail and 

 the nostrils, reddish flesh colour or pink ; wings, when closed, reach- 

 ing li inch beyond the tail. 



" Having thus noticed the three nearly-allied species, and described 

 the new one, I will endeavour to point out more particularly the 

 distinctions between this new species and the Bean Goose, to which 

 it bears the nearest resemblance. First, the great difl"erence in the 

 size ; the average size of the Bean Goose is 33 inches in length, 

 and G4 inches in extent ; while the average size of the new species 

 is 28 inches in length, and 60 inches in extent. Secondly, the bill 

 is nmch smaller, shorter, more contracted towards the tip, and of a 

 diff'erent colour. Thirdly, the difi'erence in colour and in form of 

 the legs and feet, and in the fleshy character of the foot, and the hind 

 toe being more closely united by its membrane, has consequently, 

 less freedom of motion. Fourthly, the plumage on the rump and 

 shoulders being more inclined to grey. And lastly, in the form of 

 the sternum, which diff'ers from that of the Bean Goose in shape 

 and bears a more close resemblance to that of the White-fronted 

 Goose. In conclusion, I may remark that I have examined, in all, 

 twelve specimens of this new species, four of which wore alive ; one 

 of them is now living in the garden of the Zoological Society, where 



