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ORDEES OF BIRDS— DUCKS, GEESE, AXD SWANS 



The American White-Fronted Goose' is, 



in my opinion, the most liandsomely colored 

 goose we possess. Contrary to expectations 

 that arc 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 surrouniiing 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 



Sew York Zoological Park. 



TRUMI'ETER SW.WS. 



Other than this the head an<l the neck arc 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 inmiaculate ar- 



^An'ser al'hi-frons gam'hel-i. Average length, 28 

 inches. 



seen. The siiccimens living in the Zoological 

 Park were taken in southern Texas, on the Rio 

 (irande, where the species is yet a winter visi- 

 tant. 



The Snow-noose^ is, excepting its large 

 wing-feathers (the primaries), an all-white bii'd. 

 Based on the tape-line, two species have been 



• Chen hij-per-bo're-a. Average length, about 30 

 inches. 



