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Anser rubrirostris. Eastern Geey Lag-Goose. 



Anser rubrirostris Hodgson in Gray's Zool. Misc. 1844, 

 p. 8tj : Nepal. 



Anser rubrii'ostris Sodgs. ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. 

 1895, p. 91 ; Cohurn, Bull. B. O. O. xii. 1902, p. 80. 



Five examples near Limerick, Ireland, Nov. 1901. 



The eastern form o£ the Grey Lag-Goose was considered 

 distinguishable by Salvadori, but recent writers, including 

 Alpheraky, believe that this race cannot be separated. It is 

 said to breed in Siberia and to winter in northern India and 

 southern China. 



Anser indicus. Bar-headed Goose. 



Anas indica Latham, Ind. Ora. ii. 1790, p. 839 : India. 



Anser indicus (Lath.) ; B. O. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 116 ; 

 Salvadori, Oat. Birds B. M. xxvii. 1895, p. 105. 



An example recorded from the Dee near Chester had no 

 doubt escaped from confinement. 



The Bar-headed Goose breeds in Tibet and central Asia, 

 and winters in northern India. 



Cygnopsis Cygnoides. Chinese Goose. 



Anas cygnoides Linnceus, Syst. Nat. 12th ed. i. 1766, 

 p. 194 : Asia. 



Anser cygnoides (Linn.) ; B. O. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 117. 

 Cygnopsis cygnoides (Linn.) ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. 

 1895, p. 107. 



A species frequently kept on ornamental waters, whence 

 individuals occasionally escape and are shot. 



This Goose breeds in eastern Siberia and winters in China ; 

 it is apparently a resident in Japan. 



