142 LITTLE WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 



I am sorry Mr. Wolley has not given us more par- 

 ticulars of tlieir breeding habits in Lapland. The eggs 

 are scarce in collections, and smaller than those of A. 

 alhifrons. I am able, through the kindness of ^Ir. 

 Tristram, to figure a genuine specimen. 



The adult male and female have the top of the 

 head, forehead, throat, and front of cheeks, and the 

 under and upper tail coverts, pure white; rest of the 

 head, neck, and crop, grey, with those parts nearest 

 the white front of the head darker; scapularies and 

 back dark brown grey, with transverse lighter bands; 

 upper wing coverts blue grey; lower same colour as the 

 back, edged with white; primaries same blue grey as 

 the upper coverts; secondaries black; tail grey, mar- 

 gined with white at the tip, and white at the base; 

 abdomen black, bordered with white; and the flanks 

 the same dark grey brown as the back, each feather 

 edged with lighter, and separated from the edge of 

 the wing, when folded, by a white streak; beak 

 orange; feet and legs red. 



In the young bird the white of the forehead is 

 replaced by hair brown; and all the under parts are 

 brown, the white and black plumage being entirely 

 absent. 



It has been figured by Naumann, pi. 291, and a 

 very good drawing of the old and young bird is given 

 in Dubois' Birds of Belgium, part 139, pi. 294. 



