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BRENT GOOSE. 
narrowly margined with white, that also gradually 
broadening. The lower part of the back and all the 
wings, except the quills and greater covers, have 
the base of the feathers grey, shading into a band of 
brownish black and finally they are tipped with 
white, forming a beautiful and cbaste arrangement ; 
the quills are black at the tips, shading into grey at 
the base ; the rump is black ; the upper tail-covers 
white, forming the crescented band ; the tail entirely 
black. The lower parts beneath the black breast 
are of a beautiful silvery white ; on the flanks 
brownish grey, foathers tipped with white ; thighs 
black, feathers with pale tips. 
The Brent Goose, Anser brenta, Willughly, 
Flem., Selby. — A. Bernicla, Oie cravant, Temm. 
— The Brent or Brand Goose, Ware Goose of British 
authors. — The Brent Goose is also a winter visitant; 
and as we saw the last abundant on tho western sides 
of our islands, so do wo find the present species most 
numerous on the eastern coasts. On the north-eastern 
shores of England, where we have had opportuni- 
ties of seeing them, they might be considered as 
entirely maritime, not being known to leave the 
water mark, or ever to feed on the pastures or young 
grain. During ebb-tide, they fed on the banks of 
zostera marina, then uncovered; and Mr. Selby 
mentions the ulna latissima as very frequently found 
in their stomachs ; at other times they rest on the 
sand-banks, which are quite open, and afford no 
