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BERNICLA RUFICOLLIS. 



Ber. — Vertice colloque pcsteriore ati'is ; genis rufis. 



RED-NECKED GOOSE. 



Ber. with, the crown and neck posteriorly black ; the cheeks red. \ 



Length 21 inches. V 



Ber. : crown, forehead, and hack of the neck and throat, black; on the cheek a patch of brown 

 margined by a line of white, which afterwards passes down the neck and breast, beyond which is 

 a bar of white ; belly, wings, and tail, black ; abdomen, vent, upper and under tail coverts white ; 

 wing coverts margined with white; bill and legs fuscous. 



Anser ruficollis Pall. Spic. 6. 21. 



Anas ruficollis Gmel. Syst. 1 . 511. 



Anas torquata Gmel. Syst. 1. 514. 



Bernicla ruficollis Stejm. Sh. Zool. 12. 53. 



Red-breasted goose Perm. Arct. Zool. 4. 571 . 



Lath. Syst. 6, 455. 



A few specimens have at different times been killed in the British isles. It is a native of the 

 arctic region, and is said to retire to Siberia and the Frozen Ocean to breed. Temminck informs 

 us that it is in abundance near the rivers Ob and Lena during the breeding season. Nothing, how- 

 ever, appears to be known of its nidincation or habits. 



BERNICLA BRENTA. 



li<r. — Cinerea, capite colloque nigra; hoc lateribus albo maculatis. 



BRENT BERN 1 CLE. 

 :. cinereous, with the head and neck black; the latter on the sides with a white patch. 



IN. 



Length 29 Tarsi 2 2-5tha 



Bill 1 2-5tha Middle toe 2 



Ber : head, neck, and breast black, on each side of the neck a patch of white; back and wing 



