Geese and Brant. 
Vs 17:2. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). L. 38. 
Ads. A white patch on cheeks and throat; rest of 
head and neck black; no whitish ring at base of black 
neck. Yxg. Similar but with blackish on white of 
throat. Notes. A sonorous honk. q 
Range.—North America; breeds from Labrador, Minnesota and 
British Columbia, north chiefly in the interior, to Alaska; winters 
from Long Island, Illinois and British Columbia south to Mexico and 
southern California. 
172a. Hutchins Goose (B.¢. butchinsii). Simi- 
lar to No. 172, but smaller; L. 30; tail feathers, 14-16. 
Range.—Western North America; breeds in Arctic regions; winters 
from British Columbia and Kansas south to Lower California and 
Mexico. 
_172b. White-cheeked Goose (8. c. occidentalis). 
Size of No. 172, but throat blackish, lower neck with 
white collar. 
Range.—‘‘Pacific coast region, from Sitka, south in winter to Cal- 
ifornia.” (A. O. U.) 
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172c. Cackling Goose (B. c. minima). Similar to 
No. 172b, but smaller, L. 24; tail feathers 14-16. 
Range,—Western North America; breeds In Alaska; winters from 
British Columbia southward; east rarely to Wisconsin. 
173. Brant (Branta bernicla glaucogastra). L. 26. 
Ads. Sides of neck with white markings; belly whitish. 
Notes. <A guttural car-r-rup, or r-r-r-rouk. — (Elliot.) 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; breeds in Arctic regions; winters in 
America, from Mississippi Valley east, and from Illinois and Massa- 
chusetts southward; rare in interior. 
174. Black Brant (‘Branta mgricans). L.26. Ads. 
Sides and front of neck with white markings; belly 
nearly as dark as back. Notes. A low guttural gr-r-r- 
r-y; on alarm repeated often with emphasis. (Nelson.) 
Range.—Western North America; breeds in northern Alaska and 
eastward; winters from British Columbia to Lower California; occas- 
ional on Atlantic Coast, 
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