﻿BERNICLE GOOSE. 25 



NATATORES. ANATIDJE. 



PLATE CCXXXL 



BERNICLE GOOSE. 



ANSER BERNICLA. 



The Bernicle Goose is a regular winter visitant in Great 

 Britain, arriving in the autumn on our north-western and 

 western shores, and on the northern shores of Ireland, in 

 very large flocks ; it occasionally frequents also the eastern 

 coast, but only under peculiar circumstances, and in small 

 numbers. The geographical range of this species extends over 

 Europe, Asia, and America. The chief numbers reside in 

 Lapland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden, coming southward 

 to the coast of the Baltic ; also Jutland, Holstein and Hol- 

 land, and the northern coast of France. In Asia it ranges 

 from the most northern shores as far as Japan. In America 

 it is very plentiful in the Hudson's Bay and Canada, but 

 rare in the United States, which proves plainly that the 

 Bernicle Goose prefers the colder regions of the globe, 

 although the severity of the Arctic zone forces it to pass the 

 winter in milder countries. The locality in which to seek for 

 this bird is the sea-coast, particularly where the spring tides 

 deposit marine weeds in abundance on extensive flats. Its 

 migratory journeys are performed during both night and day 



