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382. Anser albifrons, Bechst. — White-fronted Goose. ; 
Bill, carmine red; feet, orange; claws, white ; head and neck, yish 
brown; a white band, margined with blackish brown on the soretead 3 
back, gray, tinged in fore part with brown, the rest with white; breast, 
abdomen, lower tail-coverts, sides of rump, and upper tail-coverts, white ; 
breast and sides, patched with brownish black. Male, 274,60. Eggs, 
dull yellowish green, with indistinct patches of a darker tint, 24 inches in 
length by 13. Habitat, Southern States in winter, Arctic Regions in 
summer. ; 
Anser albifrons, Bonap. Syn. p. 376. Rick. & Swain. ii. 456. Nutt. ii. 346. Aud. 
iii. 568 ; plate 286; Syn. p. 272. 
$83. Anser hyperboreus, Gmel. — Snow Goose, Wilson, p. 585, 593. 
Eggs, yellowish white, three inches by two. ; 
. Anser hyperboreus, Bonap. Syn. p. 376. Nutt. ii. 344. Rich. § Swain. ii. 467. 
Aud. iv. 562; plate 371; Syn. P- 273. % 
GENUS IIl.—CYGNUS, Meyer.—SWAN. 
384.. Cygnus Buccinator, Rich. — Trumpeter Swan. 
Bill and feet, black ; plumage, pure white; upper part of head, often 
brownjsh red. In young, bill, flesh color; feet, yellowish brown; upper 
parts:of head and cheeks, reddish brown; throat, nearly white; other 
parts, grayish white, tinged with yellow. Adult, 68. Young, 524, 91. 
Breeding places unknown. Habitat, North California to Fur Countries. 
885. Cygnus Americanus, Sharpless. — American Swan. 
Bill and feet, ae orange spot on each side of base of former; plu- 
mage, pure white. Young, gray. Male, 53, 84. 
Cygnus Americanus, Aud. v. 133; plate 411; Syn. p. 275. 
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GENUS IV.—ANAS, Linn. — DUCK. 
386. Anas Boschas, Linn. — Mallard Duck, Wilson, p. 608. 
Anas Boschas, Bonap. Syn. p. 383. Rich. & Swain. ii, 442. Mutt, ii. 378. Aud, 
iii. 164 ; plate 221; Syn. p. 276. 
387. Anas obscura, Gmel. — Dusky Duck, Wilson, p. 626. 
Anas obscura, Bonap. Syn. p. 384. Mutt. ii. 392, Mud. iv. 15; Syn. p. 2765 
plate 202. 
388. Anas strepera, Linn. — Gadwall Duck, Wilson, p. 614. 
Anas strepera, Bonap. Syn. p. 383. Rich. & Swain. ii. 440, Nutt, ii.383. Aud. iv. 
353; plate 348 ; Syn. p. 278. i 
389. Anas Breweri, 4ud.— Brewer’s Duck. é 
Bill and feet, dull yellow; head and upper part of neck, deep glossy 
green; patch of pale reddish yellow from base of bill, over cheeks, down 
the neck ; space over and behind the eye, dull purple; ring of pale yel- 
lowish red on middle of neck ; lower parts, dull brownish red, with a trans- 
verse band of dusky; upper parts, dull grayish brown, undulated with 
dusky ; rump and upper tail-coverts, black ; tail-feathers, light brownish 
gray, edged with whitish ; lower parts, grayish white, edged with ~ ellow. 
Habitat, Louisiana. Male, 23, 39. 
Anas Breweri, Aud. iv. 302; plate 338 ; Syn. p. 277. 
