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frontal feathers. The feet are also somewhat peculiar, the tarsus being proportionally shorter, and 
the toes longer, than in other genera. From the South American genus Chlosphaga, with which 
it has been associated, it is as far removed structurally as geographically. 
The only known species is the beautiful Painted, or Emperor Goose of Alaska, said to have 
been found also on the Caspian Sea. 
Philacte canagica. 
Philacte canagica. 
THE EMPEROR GOOSE. 
Anas canagica, Sevast. N. Act. Petrop. XIII. 1800, 346, pi. x. 
Anser canagicus, Brandt, Bull. Acad. St. Petersb. 1. 1836, 37. — Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Anseres, 1865, 
113. 
Bernicla canagica, Gray, Genera B. III. 1849, 607. 
Chlcepliaga canagica, Bonap. Compt. Rend. XLIII. 1856, 648. — Baird, B. N. Am. 1858, 768 ; Cat. 
N. Am. B. 1859, no. 573. — Elliot, Illustr. Am. B. III. 1860, pi. 45. — Coues, Check List, 2d 
ed. 1882, no. 698. 
Philacte canagica, Bannist. Pr. Ac. Rat. Sci. Philad. 1870, 131. — Coues, Key, 1872, 283 ; Check 
List, 1873, no. 482 ; B. N. W. 1874, 558. — Ridgw. Nom. N. Am. B. 1882, no. 598. 
Anser pictus, Pall. Zoog. Rosso-As. II. 1826, 233. 
Hab. Coast and islands of Alaska ; Caspian Sea (?). 
Sp. Char. Adult : Head and nape white, the former frequently stained, especially anteriorly, 
with orange-rufous ; throat, and neck frontally and laterally, brownish black, or dusky grayish 
brown. Tail slaty on basal, and white on terminal, half. Prevailing color of rest of plumage bluish 
ash, with a glaucous cast, each feather handsomely variegated by a narrow terminal bar of white 
and a broader subterminal crescent-shaped one of black ; these markings very sharply defined on 
the upper surface, breast, and sides, but nearly obsolete on the abdomen and crissnm. Greater 
coverts and secondaries slate-black, conspicuously margined with white ; anterior lesser coverts, 
primaries, and primary coverts plain slaty gray. “ Lower mandible dark horn-color, with a white 
spot on each side of branching rami ; membrane about nares livid blue ; rest of upper mandible 
pale purplish, with a fleshy white wash ; edge of nail dark horn-color, rest of the nail horn-white ; 
iris hazel ; legs and feet bright rich orange-yellow” (E. W. Nelson, MS.). Young: Nearly simi- 
