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in the northern states or Canada, which is rather extraordi- 
nary, as in the old continent, it migrates much farther south.* 
318. Anser canadensis, Vieill. Dark ash ; head, neck and 
tail black ; cheeks and throat white ; bill and feet black ; 
tail of eighteen feathers. 
Canada Goose , Anas canadensis , Wils. Am. Orn. viii . 
p. 52 . pi. Cil.Jig . 4. Bernicla canadensis , Boie. 
Inhabits North America : common during winter in the 
middle states : domesticated in both continents, and produ- 
cing mongrels with Anser cinereus. 
319. Anser leucopsis, Bechst. Dark cinereous ; neck and 
tail black ; face, and beneath from the breast, white ; bill 
and feet black. 
Bernicla or Clakis , Lath. La Bernache, Buffon , pi. enl. 
885. Anas leucopsis , Temm. Anas erythopus , L. 
Inhabits the Arctic circle, migrating during winter to more 
* 1. Anser cinereus, Meyer. Light cinereous, beneath whitish ; rump 
cinereous ; wings not reaching to the tip of the tail ; bill stout, orange, 
nail whitish ; feet yellowish. 
Gray-lag Goose , Latham. Oca paglielana, Stor. degli uccelli. v. pi. 559. 
Anas anser, L. Temm. 
Inhabits the cold and temperate regions of eastern Europe and Asia : 
not uncommon during winter iu Italy: never observed wild in America: 
domesticated throughout the world. 
2. Anser rufescens , Brehm. Dark cinereous, beneath whitish, strongly 
tinged with rusty ; wings not reaching to the tip of the tail ; bill short, 
stoutish, hardly depressed, black and orange. 
Inhabits the Arctic regions : common in Iceland: strays accidentally to 
the north of Europe. 
3. Anser medius, Temm. Dark cinereous, beneath whitish; rump black- 
ish; wings when closed reaching to the tip of the tail ; bill and feet yellow. 
Length less than two feet. 
Anser cineraceus ? Brehm. Anser medius , Meyer. Never figured. 
Inhabits the Arctic regions : migrating accidentally to the north of 
Europe. All these species are probably accidental visitants of the United 
States; we therefore mention them in notes. 
