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(according to Buturlin also north Livonia, and under 57° on lakes 

 on Ural Mts.), west Siberia apparently to Petchora, Ob and Taimyr 

 Peninsula. On migration throughout Europe to Mediterranean 

 countries (rare north Africa), Black Sea and Caspian, Turkestan, 

 probably Persia, casually India, Madeira, possibly Iceland, also 

 north China. Replaced by large-billed forms in eastern Siberia, 

 which winter in China and Japan. 



ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS 



292. Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon— THE PINK-FOOTED 

 GOOSE. 



Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, Mem. Soc. R. Abbeville, 1833, p. 74 



(France). 



Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, Yarrell, iv, p. 270 ; Saunders, p. 403. 



Description (Plate 5). — Adult male and female. Winter. — Like 

 A . f. fabalis, but smaller ; lores apparently never black-brown as in 

 some A. f. fabalis : feathers of upper-mantle usually edged rather 

 richer brown ; mantle and scapulars lighter, ash-grey rather than 

 ash-brown with light brown edges shading to brownish -white at 

 tip ; back and rump dark ash-grey ; lower-breast and belly suffused 

 darker ash-brown than in A. f. fabalis, feathers edged ashy-white ; 

 tail-feathers as in A. f. fabalis, but lighter usually with grey bloom, 

 lateral feathers with broader white tips ; wing as in A. f. fabalis, 

 but innermost secondaries lighter, ash-grey or ash-brown bordered 

 white ; primary and greater coverts, lower median coverts, bastard- 

 wing and lesser coverts ash-grey, greater and median tipped white, 

 rest of median as mantle, but more narrowly tipped light brown or 

 brownish -white. This plumage is acquired by complete moult in 

 autumn and winter. Summer. — There appears to be a partial 

 moult as in A. f. fabalis, involving feathers of head, neck and some 

 body-feathers, and an occasional tail-feather. Specimens dated 

 Jan. and end Feb. were in moult. 

 Nestling. — (Not examined.) 



Juvenile. — Mantle and scapulars browner than in adult, 

 feathers with narrower light brown edges ; some upper tail-coverts 

 with ash-brown central streaks ; in some a white patch on inter- 

 crural feathering extending on to chin ; sides of body and flanks 

 ash-brown, feathers edged light buff or brownish- white, some flank- 

 feathers with outer web bordered bumsh-white, feathers of breast 

 and belly with pale ash-brown central markings, streaks or f recklings 

 giving under-parts mottled or streaked appearance ; tail as in adult, 

 but lateral feathers not so broadly tipped white ; wing as in adult 

 but in some wing-coverts darker, median coverts browner. Feathers 

 of neck without pointed tips as in adult, those of mantle, scapulars 

 and under-parts narrower and more rounded at tip than in adult, 

 tail-feathers, secondaries, greater and median coverts narrower, tail 

 feathers more pointed and wing-coverts more rounded at tip. Dis- 



