28 THE BIRDS 
INTRODUCED BREEDER. 
SUBFAMILY ANSERIN/E.—GEESE. 
GENUS BRANTA. 
[172]. Branta canadensis canadensis. (Canada Goose). 
[Wild Goose. Honker. Nigger Goose]. 
Rancr.—North America. Breeds from limits of trees 
in valley of Lower Yukon, northwestern Mackenzie and 
central Keewatin south to southern Oregon, northern 
Colorado, Nebraska, and Indiana; formerly bred casually 
south to New Mexico, Kansas, Tennessee, and Massachu- 
setts; winters from southern British Columbia, southern 
Colorado, southern Wisconsin, southern Tllinois, and New 
Jersey (rarely southern Ontario and Newfoundland) 
south to southern California, Texas, and Florida; acci- 
dental in Bermuda and Jamaica. 
J include this bird amongst our breeders for the reason 
that it breeds very commonly all along our coast region. 
Of course it was originally bred in confinement, but a 
few generations have produced geese that build their nests 
in almost natural haunts, feeding and rearing their voung 
in the open salt waters and returning, even after mingling 
with their wild cousins, to their owner and their artificial 
feeding of corn. Birds raised at a place seldom join the 
migrating flocks, though the call of the wild is often a 
temptation as they see their brethren passing over, but, 
aside from a great honking and flapping of wings, few 
leave. Every gun club, and nearly every market gunner, 
