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surface  of  the  water,  on  which  they  generally  rest  during  the  night ; when  fearful  of  danger  they  can  plunge  benea 
its  surface  for  some  distance.  They  possess  great  power  and  rapidity  of  flight;  and  on  their  migration  they  mostly 
in  two  lines,  meeting  in  a point  anteriorly.  The  nest  is  composed  of  vegetable  matter,  and  placed  among  rushes 
marshy  places ; the  female  lays  several  eggs. 
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1.  K.ferus  Gesn.  Naum.  Vogel,  t.  41.  f.  60.,  Gould’s  B.  of  Eur. 
pi.  347.  — Anas  Anser  Linn. ; Anser  cinereus  Meyer  ; Anser  vul- 
garis Pall.  ; Anser  palustris  Fkm. 
2.  A.segetiim  (Grael.)  Mey.  PI.  enl.  985.  — Anser  sylvestrisSn>«. 
3.  A.  erythropus  (Linn.)  Flem.  Edward’s  Birds,  pi.  15S.  — Anas 
albifrons  Gmel. ; Anas  Casarca  S.  G.  Gmel. 
4.  A.  Bruchi  Brehm.  — Anas  albifrons  Fab. ; Anas  medius 
Temm. ; Anas  iiitermedius  Naum.  Vog.  t.  288. 
5.  A.  brevirostris  (Bon.)  Heck. — Anas  cinerascens  / Anas 
minutus  Naum.  Vog.  t.  290. 
6.  A.  brachyrhynchus  Baill.  Memoires  de  Soc.  d 
d’AbbeviUe,  1833,  Yarr.  British  Birds,  pi.  p.  64.  — Anser^J^^^^^ 
nicoTpMS  Bartlett  j Anser  brevirostris  Thienem. ; Anser 
Brehm. } Amer. 
7.  A.  hyperboreus  (Pall.)  Edwards’s  Birds,  pi.  152.,  Ikils- 
Orn.  pi.  68.  f.  5.  & pi.  69.  f.  5.,  Pall.  Zoogr.  t.  65.  — ■ 
Briss. ; Anas  cserulescens  Linn. ; A.  nivalis  Forst. ; Type 
Boie  (1822).  ,64.?" 
8.  A.  cygnoides  (Linn.)  PI.  enl.  347.,  Pah-  Zoogr.  t. 
Anser  guineensis  Briss. ; Type  of  Cygnopsis  Brandt  (1836). 
Beenicla  Steph.* 
Bill  shorter  than  the  head  ; the  culmen  elevated  at  the  base,  and  gradually  sloping  towards  the  t Ib 
which  is  armed  with  a large  broad  nail ; the  lateral  margins  membranous,  widening  posteriorly? 
furnished  interiorly  with  lamellse  that  are  not  exposed,  but  short  and  widely  set ; the  nostrils  large? 
the  opening  linear,  longitudinal,  and  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  bill.  Wings  long  and  pointed, 
the  first  and  second  quiUs,  and  sometimes  the  second  only,  the  longest.  Tail  short  and  rounded. 
shorter  than  the  middle  toe,  and  covered  with  small  scales.  Toes  short,  and  united  by  an  indented  ’ 
and  the  lateral  ones  unequal ; the  hind  toe  very  short,  slightly  elevated,  and  simple. 
These  birds  migrate  from  the  high  northern  latitudes  of  Europe,  Asia,  and  America,  where  they  have 
summer,  to  the  more  genial  parts  for  the  winter  months ; some  are  peculiar  to  the  southern  portions  of  South  ^ 
to  the  Falkland  Isles,  the  Sandwich  Islands,  and  Chili.  They  usually  frequent  the  marshy  grounds  that  are^ 
sionaUy  overflowed  by  the  high  tides,  and  the  coasts  and  rocks,  on  which  they  can  find  the  marine  abo^'* 
upon  which  they  feed.  Some  species  are  never  seen  near  the  sea  or  even  near  fresh  water,  but  entirely  wan 
the  Interior  in  pairs  or  small  flocks,  living  on  grasses,  berries?  &c.  The  nest  is  composed  of  vegetable  matter, 
the  female  lays  from  ten  to  twelve  eggs. 
1.  B.  Brenta  (Pall.)  Steph.  PI.  enl.  342.,  Wils.  Amer.  Orn. 
pi.  72.  f.  1.  — Anas  Bemicla  Linn. ; A.  torquata  Belon. 
2.  B.  leucopsis  (Bechst.)  Steph.  PI.  enl.  855.  — Anas  erythropus 
Gmel. ; Anser  Bernicla  Pall. 
3.  B.  jubata  (Lath.)  Steph. 
4.  B.  antarctica  (Gmel.)  Steph.  Voy.  de  la  Coqu.  Ois.  t.  50  — 
Anas  magellanica  Sparr.  Mus.  Carls,  f.  37.  ; A.  Ganta  Forst.  Desc. 
Anim.  p.  336.  et  Icon.  ined.  66. ; A.  hybrida  Mol. ; Anser  Can- 
didas Fieill  ; Anas  chionis  Illig. 
5.  B.  melanoptera  (Eyton),  Voy.  of  Beagle,  Birds,  pi.  50. 
6.  B.  inornata  (King),  Proc. Z.  S.  1830. 15.  — Anas  cana  Gmel.} 
Brown’s  111.  Zool.  pi.  41,  42.? 
7.  B.  canagica  (Sewast.)  Nov.  Act.  Petrop.  xiii.  p.  346.  1. 10., 
ictus 
Brandt’s  Desc.  et  leones  &c.  Faun.  Ross.  1.  t.  — Anser  p 
Zoogr.  1 1 . 233.  t.  67.  0oog'’’ 
8.  B.  ruficollis  (Pall.)  Steph.  Pall.  Spic.  vi.  t.  4., 
t.  67. — Anas  torquata  (ijwel. 
9.  B.  magellanica  (Gmel.)  PI.  enl.  IOO6. — Anas  P 
leucop' 
tera 
Forst.  Desc.  Anim.  p.  333.  et  Icon.  ined.  65. ; 
Gmel.  Brown  Illustr.  Zool.  pi.  40. ; Type  of  ChloeP 
(1838). 
SeVoT 
OOOJ.  T d.  & ■ 
10.  B.  sandwichensis  (Vigors),  Proc.  Z.  S.  1834,  je 
111.  Orn.  n.  s.  pi.  8.  — Anser  hawaiiensis  Eyd.  A Souley- 
Bonite,  Ois.  1. 10. 
11.  B.  anticola  (Tschudi) — Anser  montana 
Arch.  184.3.  1..390. 
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Established  by  Mr.  Stephens  in  {Gen.  Zool.  xii.  pt.  2.  p.  45.)  1824  ; and  it  embraces  Chloephaga  (1838)  of  Mr.  By*® 
