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ORDERS OF BIRDS— DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 
The American White-Fronted Goose 1 is, 
in my opinion, the most handsomely colored 
goose we possess. Contrary to expectations 
that are often based upon its name, it has not a 
white breast, nor white shoulders. Its white 
“front” is limited to an inch-wide frill of white 
immediately surrounding the base of its bill. 
rangement of the plumage, and as a whole the 
bird is decidedly beautiful. 
This fine bird is even yet abundant on the 
Pacific coast, from southern California to Alaska, 
where it crosses over to the Asiatic side. It 
appears that Alaska is its favorite nesting- 
ground. On the Atlantic coast it is no longer 
New York Zoological Park. 
TRUMPETER SWANS. 
Other than this the head and the neck are dark 
brown, and the back, sides, breast and abdomen 
are covered with a scale-like arrangement of 
feathers that are various shades of brown or 
black, strongly edged with white or gray. The 
effect of the white edges of the feathers is to 
bring out in strong relief the immaculate ar- 
1 An' ser al'bi-frons gam'bel-i. Average length, 28 
inches. 
seen. The specimens living in the Zoological 
Park were taken in southern Texas, on the Rio 
Grande, where the species is yet a winter visi- 
tant. 
The Snow-Goose 2 is, excepting its large 
wing-feathers (the primaries), an all-white bird. 
Based on the tape-line, two species have been 
2 Chen hy-per-bo're-a. Average length, about 30 
inches. 
