BLUE-WINGED GOOSE. 105 



The following is Latham's description: — "Male rather less than a 

 tame Goose. Bill red; iris deep chocolate j crown of head yellowish, 

 as though singed; rest of head and neck white, the last spotted all 

 the way down at the back part with black ; lower part of the neck, 

 all round the breast, sides, under the wings, and back dark brown, 

 palest on the breast; wing and tail coverts pale bluish ash-colour; 

 scapularies and tail striped white and grey; greater quills dusky; 

 belly, thighs, and vent white; legs red. 



The female has the upper mandible black; base of lower lead-colour, 

 with the tip black; forehead white; between the bill and eye 

 blackish; inner half of each tail feather white, the outer black. 



Hab., America. Hudson^s Bay. In summer numerous at Albany 

 Fort. Known there by the name Catb, catue. We, We." 



My figure is taken from Edwards' plate. 



It has also been figured by Wilson, Amer. Ornith., vol. viii, pi. 

 69, f. 5. 



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