270 FEATHERED GAME 
rule, somewhat later and returning ahead 
of the first named. Not that the two do not 
travel together, but the later arrivals in the 
spring and the first comers in the fall are said 
to average a larger percentage of ‘‘short- 
necked geese.’’ This spring I have had four 
of these so-called ‘‘‘short-necked geese,’’ of 
which one was doubtful and three undoubtedly 
of the present sub-species. If this average will 
hold it will show Hutchins’ Goose to be far 
from uncommon here. 
THE COMMON BRANT. 
(Branta bernicla glaucogastra.) 
These birds breed all through the northern 
part of the continent and the islands north of 
it, as well as all along the west coast of Green- 
land, and are reasonably abundant on our 
coasts during the migrations. Perhaps we 
should say unreasonably abundant considering 
the numbers annually slaughtered from sink 
boxes and over decoys a little farther south of 
us, and mostly in the spring flights at that. 
The Brant is mainly maritime, though occa- 
sionally found in the larger inland waters, and 
