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167. *Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmelin) — Ruddy Duck. 



A very common migrant and a common breeder on the lakes of the 

 sand-hill region. Arrives about the middle of March and lingers in 

 the southeastern part of the state till the end of May; in the fall 

 migrates during October and November. 



169. Chen hyperborea (Pallas) — Lesser Snow Goose. 



A very common migrant, breeding far north. Migration dates 

 from about March 1 to the first of May, and from the latter part of 

 September to the middle of November. Usually called "Brant" in 

 this state. 



169a. Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forster) — Greater Snow Goose. 



A rather rare migrant, occurring at about the same time as the last. 

 Recorded from Omaha,West Point, South Bend, Lincoln, and Waco. 



169.1. Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus) — Blue Goose. 



Formerly seen alone, according to Bruner, in small flocks, though 

 never common; now rather rare and only seen flying with the snow 

 geese. Breeds about Hudson's bay. 



171a. Anser albifrons gambeli (Hartlaub) — White-fronted Goose. 



A not uncommon migrant, seen from early in March to the middle 

 of April and from the end of September to the middle of November. 

 Breeds in the far north. 



172. *Branta canadensis (Linnaeus) — Canada Goose. 



An abundant migrant; from as early in February as the ice breaks 

 up even to the middle of May, and from the middle of October to late 

 in the fall. Also found on the Platte and Missouri rivers during all 

 ordinary winters. Formerly bred about the lakes in the sand-hill 

 region and on the islands of the Platte and Missouri rivers, and a few 

 are found breeding there still. 



172a. Branta canadensis hutchinsii (Richardson) — Hutchins Goose. 



A common migrant, at the same time as the preceding but appear- 

 ing a little later in the spring. Breeds in Alaska. 



173. Branta bernicla glaucogastra (Brehm) — Brant. 



The only definite record of this goose for the state is reported by 

 I. S. Trostler who saw three that were killed on the Missouri river at 

 Omaha, Nov. 9, 1895. L. Skow says there is, or was, a specimen in 

 an Omaha gun store, said to have been shot on the Platte river. 

 Breeds within the Arctic circle and seen chiefly along the Atlantic 

 coast. 



180. Olor columbianus (Ord) — Whistling Swan. 



A rare migrant now, formerly more common, and more numerous 

 than the next. Seen from the middle of March to the middle of April 

 and late in September and in October. Breeds far north. 



