Order  VII.  ANSERES. 
Fnmily  I.  Anatid^. 
The  third  Subfamily, 
have 
slo 
ANSERINiE,  or  Geese, 
the  BiU  as  long  as,  or  shorter  than,  the  head,  the  cuhnen  much  elevated  at  the  base  and  gradually 
'P^iig  to  the  tip,  which  is  armed  with  a large  broad  nail,  the  sides  compressed,  and  the  marginal  laminm 
or  less  apparent ; the  Wings  lengthened  ; the  Tarsi  longer  than  the  middle  toe,  and  the  knee 
; the  Toes  short,  and  strongly  webbed,  with  the  hind  toe  short,  elevated,  and  scarcely  lobed. 
Cereopsis  Lath. 
* 
very  short,  with  the  base  elevated,  and  the  culmen  arched  for  three  fourths  of  its  length,  and 
depressed  to  the  tip,  which  is  protected  by  a large  and  broad  nail ; the  nostrils  very  large,  rounded, 
pierced  in  the  cere,  which  covers  the  basal  portion  of  the  biU  to  near  the  nail.  Wings  rather  long, 
the  first  quill  short.  Tarsi  longer  than  the  middle  toe.  Toes  short,  and  united  by  an  indented 
> the  hind  toe  short  and  not  lobed. 
Xh 
ab  ^ genus  is  peculiar  to  the  continent  of  Australia,  where  it  Is  never  seen  on  water,  but  wanders 
'i  the  grassy  declivities  and  the  shores,  in  search  of  grass,  on  which  it  princqoally  feeds. 
1.  Q 
Rfiso  ' hoUandia:  Lath.  PI.  col.  206.,  Jard.  & Selby’s  111.  Orn.  n.  s.  pi.  33.  — Cereopsis  cinereus  Cuv. ; C.  australis  Swains. ; Anser 
^ neill. 
Anser  BarT.-f 
more  or  less  lengthened,  elevated  at  the  base  ; the  culmen  sloping  to  the  tip,  which  is  furnished 
^^h  a large  broad  nail ; the  sides  compressed,  the  lateral  margins  of  both  mandibles  strong,  and  armed 
Very  strong  and  widely  set  tooth-like  laminte  ; the  margins  of  the  upper  mandible  arched  and 
^^ated  at  the  base ; the  nostrils  large,  Avith  the  opening  in  the  middle. of  the  bill,  and  longitudinal. 
and  the  first  and  second  quills  the  longest.  Tail  short  and  rounded.  Tarsi  as  long  as  the 
On  ^ covered  with  reticulated  scales.  Toes  long,  and  united  by  an  indented  web,  the  lateral 
^^cqual ; and  the  claws  short  and  curved. 
The 
seek  the  higher  latitudes  during  the  summer  months ; and  as  the  winter  ajipeai’s  they  return  to  the  warmer 
see]j  Europe,  Asia,  and  America.  They  are  mostly  seen  in  the  meadoAvs  and  marshes  of  the  interior,  where  they 
food  of  grass  and  grain.  On  the  land  they  walk  with  facility,  and  are  very  buoyant  and  graceful  on  the 
Estabr^^*^  Latham  (1801),  in  his  Index  Ornithologieus,  Suppl.  Ixvii. 
a*886).  ‘®hed  by  Barrere  (1745),  in  his  Ornith.  Sp.  nov.  p.  16. ; and  it  embraces  Chen  of  M.  Boie  (1822),  and  Cygnopsis  of  M.  Brandt 
