522 BIBDS — ANATID^. 



BSANTA CANADENSIS (L.) 



var. HUTCHiNsii (Rich.) Cs. 



Hiitchuis' Groose. 

 Bemiela hutcMnm, Wheaton, Ohio Agrio. Rep. for 1860, 370, 378 ; Eeprint, 1861, 12, 20. 

 Branta canadensis, var. liutohinsii, Wheaton, Pood of BirdB, etc., Ohio Agric. Eep. for 

 1874, 574 ; Eeprint, 1875, 14.— Langdon, Oat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 17. 



Anas oanaientis, Linn^us, Syst. Nat., 1766, 198. 



Anser hutehinsU, Swainson and Eichaedson, Pn. Bor-Am., iii, 1831, 198. 



Bemiela hutoMnsii, Woodhousk, Sitgr. Eep., 1823, 102, 70. 



Branta huehinsii, Bannistbe, Proc. Phila. Acad., 1870, 131. 



Bramta oanaderms, var. Tmiehinsii, Coubs, Key, 1872, 284. 



Tail sixteen-feathered. Colors exactly as in the Canada Goose, bnt size less. Length, 

 about aj feet ; wing, 15-17 ; tail, 5-6 ; bill, li-lf ; tarsus rather under 3. 



Habitat, North America, but chiefly northern and western. 



Rare migrant, only recognized on Lake Erie. Mr. Winslow informs 

 me that several specimens have been taken at Sandusky Bay. 



Mr. Nelson, Bull. Essex Ins., viii, 1876, 138, speaking of a series of eight 

 Canada Geese examined by him says : 



" In the lot were typical representatives of the two forms above named (JS. ccmaclmuAt 

 and h/atdhmm). In addition wers several specimens which formed a direct chain in which 

 it was impossible to tell where one variety ended and the other commenced. The size 

 of the specimens, the ooloratien, and indeed every particular, aided in perfecting the 

 series, except the number of tail feathers, which was eighteen throughout. In huttihinaii 

 I have found this to be a very variable character, as a large portion of the specimens 

 which agree perfectly with the dimensions of the latter possess the eighteen tail feathers, 

 instead of sixteen, as given by authors." 



Sub-fcmdly Anatin.e. River Ducks. 



Neck and legs shorter than in geese. Tarsi scutellate in front, hind toe simple, feet 

 small. Sexes dissimilar. The genera of this sub-family based upon form and relative 

 proportion of bill to head and foot. 



Genus ANAS Linnaeus. 

 BUI broad, rather larger than foot. Tail two-fifths the wing. 



Anas boschas L. 



Alallard. 



Anas domtsUea, Kirtland, Prelim. Eep., 1838, 67. 



Anas ioiihas, Kiktland, OhioGeolog. Surv., 1838, 186, 186. — Whbaton, Ohio Agric. Eep. 



for 18S0, 370 ; Eeprint, 1861, 12 ; Pood of Birds, etc., Ohio Agric. Eep. for 1874, 574 ; 



Eeprint, 1875, 14. — Lanqdon, Cat. Birds of Cin., 1877, 17 ; Eeviaed List, Journ, Cin. 



Soo. Nat. Hiat., i, 1879, 185 ; Eepriat, 19 ; Summer Birds, iii, 1880, 228. 

 Mallard, Kirtland, Pam. Visitor, i, 1850, 1, 72. 



Anas boioluu, LmK^sus, Syst. Nat., i, 1766, 205. 



