Geese and Swans. 
¥ 169. Lesser Snow Goose (Chen hyperborea). L. 
23-28, Ads. White, head sometimes rusty; primaries 
black. Yung. Head, neck, and above grayish. 
Range.—‘‘Pacific coast to the Mississippi Valley, breeding in Alas- 
ka; south in winter to southern Illinois and southern California; cas- 
ually to New England.”” (A. O. U.) 
169a. Greater Snow Goose (C. 4. mals). Sim- 
lar to No. 169, but larger, L. 30-38. 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds in Arctic regions; winters 
from Chespeake, New Jersey (rarely) south to Cuba; rare on Atlantic 
coast north of Maryland. 
170. Ross Snow Goose (Chen rossi). L. 21; B. 
1.6. Similar in color to No. 169, but much smaller; bill 
particularly smaller. 
Range.—Arctic America in summer; Pacific coast to southern 
California and east to Montana in winter. 
180. Whistling Swan (Olor columbianus). L. 55. 
Nostril nearer to tip of bill than to eye. Ads. White, 
bill and feet black; a small yellow spot before the eye. 
Yng. Head and neck brownish, rest of plumage 
washed with grayish. Notes. ’whoogh, ’whoogh, very 
loud and shriil. _(Nuttall.) : 
Range.—North America; breeds within Arctic Circle; winters 
from British Columbia (? ) Lower Mississippi Valley,Chesapeake Bay, 
south to Gulf of Mexico; rare on Atlantic Coast north of Virginia. 
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18{. Trumpeter Swan (Olor buccinator). L. 65. 
Nostril about in middle of bill. Ads. White, bill and 
feet black; zo yellow on lores. Yug. Head and neck 
brownish; rest of plumage washed with grayish. Notes. 
ait ne sonorous in tone like those of a French horn. 
iot. 
Range.—‘‘Chiefly the interior of North America, from the Gulf Coast 
to the Fur Countries, breeding from Iowa and the Dakotas north- 
ee ee to the Pacific Coast; rare or casual on the Atlantic.” (A. 
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