No. 3. 



Branta bernicla. 



Head and bill, with neck all around, and extreme fore part 

 of body black ; on either side of neck a group of white scratches, 

 as indicated in picture. The back, with front of wings, brown, 



remainder of wings black, or 



the feathers paler at their ends 

 nearly so, as is the tail ; the latter, however, being almost con 

 cealed by covering of white feathers technically known as tail 

 " coverts." Under parts of plumage grayish brown, the ends of 



