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THE WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 
Anser erythropus, Linnxes. 
PLATE I. 
Anas erythropus, Linn. — A. albifrons, Gruel . — Anser erythropus 
and albifrons of modem Ornithologists . — Oie rieuse, ou do 
front blanc. — Laughing or White-fronted Goose of British 
authors. 
The White-fronted Goose will exhibit the general 
form and colouring of the three species we have now 
noticed, and of those in this livery may be ranked at 
the most frequent after the Bean-goose. It is a winter 
visitant only to this country, appears to have very 
much the same habits with the others, only it fre- 
quents more upland pastures, there feeding on the 
young grains or grasses ; and is sometimes found in 
“ turnip fields.” * Mr. Yarrell records it as occur- 
ring in many of the English counties, and as being 
frequent in the London markets during winter, where 
it is somewhat esteemed for the table. Mr. Selby 
meets with it occasionally on the east side of our 
island ; we have seen it in the Edinburgh markets, 
and have once or twice fallen in with a small flock 
during winter in our own vicinity. The last we 
c Yarrell. 
