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northeastern Asia, but is not known to breed there; winters from southern British Columbia, southern 
Colorado, and southern Mlinois south to northern Lower California, central Mexico (Jalisco), Texas, and 
Louisiana, and on the Asiatic coast south to Japan; casual in northern and southern Europe; accidental 
in the Hawaiian Islands. 
Greater Snow Goose (Chen hyperborea nivalis) —Eastern North America. Has been found breeding 
at Whale Sound, north Greenland, and Ellesmere Land; full breeding range not known; winters from 
Chesapeake Bay and Massachusetts (rarely) south to Florida, and in the West Indies to Porto Rico; in 
migration casual west to Hudson Bay and the Mississippi Valley. 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
The two subspecies seem scarcely recognized in popular nomenclature, hence 
nearly all of the following names may be considered as applying to both: 
In general use.—White brant, often simply brant. 
In local use.—Alaska goose (Ind.); arctic goose (Oreg.); bald brant (Va.); Canadian 
goose (Miss.); Mexican goose (R. I.); oie blanche (white goose), oie sauvage (wild 
goose) (Que., La.); red goose (N. J., Del.); Texas goose (N. J.); wavy (sometimes 
common wavy and white wavy, from the Indian sound-name, wa-wa) (throughout 
Canada and Alaska, and occasionally heard in the United States, as in Va., S. Dak., 
Calif.); white goose (Wis., Nebr., Alaska, Wash., Oreg., Calif.). 
Geographic index.—Alaska, wavy, white goose, white wavy; Alta., wavy, white 
wavy; B. C., wavy, white wavy; Calif., wavy, white goose; Del., red goose; Ind., 
Alaska goose; Labr., wavy, white wavy; La., oie blanche, oie sauvage; Man., wavy, 
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white wavy; Miss., Canadian goose; Nebr., white goose; N. B., wavy, white wavy; 
Nfd., wavy, white wavy; N. J., red goose, Texas goose; N. W. T., wavy, white wavy; 
NV. S., wavy, white wavy; Ont., wavy, white wavy; Oreg., arctic goose, white goose; 
Que., oie blanche, oie sauvage, wavy, white wavy; R. I., Mexican goose; Sask., wavy, 
white wavy; S. Dak., wavy; Va., bald brant, wavy; Wash., white goose; Wis., white 
goose; Yukon, wavy, white wavy. 
BOOK NAMES. 
_ Bailey goose, black brant (the young), fish brant, greater wavy, grinning goose, 
ttle wavy, oie de neige (snow goose), oie du nord (northern goose), schneegans (snow 
goose), yellow wavy, wild white goose. 
169.1 Blue Goose (Chen caerulescens). (Fie. 27.) 
Range.—Eastern North America. Breeding range unknown, but probably Baffin Island; winters from 
Nebraska and southern Illinois south to coasts of Texas and Louisiana; rare or casual in migration in 
en, and from New Hampshire to Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas; accidental in Mackenzie (N 
Aud Bed 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In general use.—Blue goose. 
In local use-—Alaska goose (Ind.); bald brant (Wis.); black wavy (Man.); blue 
brant (La.); blue wavy (N. W. T., Labr., Man.); brant (Man., La.); eagle-headed 
brant (La.); gray brant (La., Tex.); gray wavy (Man.); oie aigle (eagle goose) (La.); 
oie bleue (Que., La.); outlaw (Nebr.); silver brant (Man.); skillet-head (La.); white- 
head, white-headed goose (Mo., Ala.). 
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