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SWIMMERS. 
Hutchins Goose is now considered a variety of canadensis, 
though in habits it is quite distinct. 
The present race breeds in the Arctic region and winters in the 
Southern States; but on the Atlantic coast is now rather rare north 
of Cape Hatteras, though formerly it was quite common. On the 
prairies and west of the Rockies these birds are still abundant. 
Note. — The Cackling Goose (JB. canadensis minima), a 
smaller race, — - length about 24 inches, — which breeds in Alaska 
and winters in California, is occasionally represented in the Mis- 
sissippi valley by a few indivdduals. 
Another occasional visitor from the West to this faunal province 
is the Black Brant {B. nigricans). A few examples of this 
species have been taken on the Atlantic coast. 
Still another visitor of this group is the Barnacle Goose 
{B. leucopsis), a European bird. This species is said to be a 
regular visitor to South Greenland, and Reinhardt thought it 
nested in the interior of that country. It has been seen also on 
Hudson Bay. 
