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ANSER INDICUS. 



Arts. — Cinereus ; capite albo ; fascia lunati occipital] brunni •«. 



BAR-HEADED GOOSE. 

 Cinereous goose ; with the head white ; a lunate fascia on the occiput brown. 



IN. IN- 



Length 27 Tarsi 3 



Bill If Middle toe 2| 



Light grey goose; with the head and neck white ; a brown lunule on the occiput and an 

 irregular fascia a little below it, from which extends down the back of the neck a broad streak, 

 both of the same colour as the lunule; anterior part of the neck brown grey, having a space of 

 white down each side between it and the brown at the back ; centre tail feathers and quills brown ; 

 lateral tail feathers, upper and under tail coverts, and under surface, yellowish white ; a brow n 

 patch undulated with grey on each side above the thighs ; bill and legs orange. 



Anser Indica Steph. Sh. Zool. l -2. 36. 



Anas Indica Lath. I ml. Orn. 2.. 839. 



Bar-headed Goose Lath. Gen. Syn. Sup. 277 



A user Indica Gould. Cent. Birds. 



Found in most parts of India during the winter months. 



ANSER ERYTHROPUS. 



. Ins. — Cinereus ; macula alba basum rostri eingente. 



LAUGHING GOOSE. 



Cinereous goose ; with a white patch surrounding the base of the bill. 



IN. IN. 



Length 27 Tarsi 2\ 



Bill 2 Middle toe 2f 



Head, neck, chest, breast, and belly, grey brown, the latter marked with irregular patches and 



