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ORDERS OF BIRDS— DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 



The American White-Fronted Goose' is, 



in my opinion, the most handsomely colored 

 goose we possess. Contrary to expectations 

 that are often based upon its name, it has not a 

 white breast, nor white shoulders. Its white 

 "front" is limited to an inch-wide frill of white 

 immediately surrounding the base of its bill. 



rangement of the plumage, and as a whole the 

 bird is decidedly beautiful. 



This fine bird is even yet abundant on the 

 Pacific coast, from southern California to Alaska, 

 where it crosses over to the Asiatic side. It 

 appears that Alaska is its favorite nesting- 

 ground. On the Atlantic coast it is no longer 



New York Zoological Park. 



TRUMPETER SWANS. 



Other than this the head and the neck are dark 

 brown, and the back, sides, breast and abdomen 

 are covered with a scale-like arrangement of 

 feathers that are various shades of brown or 

 black, strongly edged with white or gray. The 

 effect of the white edges of the feathers is to 

 bring out in strong relief the immaculate ar- 



l An'ser al'bi-jrons gam'bel-i. Average length, 28 

 inches. 



seen. The specimens living in the Zoological 

 Park were taken in southern Texas, on the Rio 

 Crande, where the species is yet a winter visi- 

 tant. 



The Snow-Goose 2 is, excepting its large 

 wing-feathers (the primaries), an all-white bird. 

 Based on the tape-line, two species have been 



2 Chen hy-per-bo're-a. Average length, about 30 

 inches. 



