ROSS GOOSE. 
170. Chen rossi. 23 inches. 
This beautiful species, with its breeding range unknown, win¬ 
ters in California and as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, and 
is the smallest of the family. 
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. 
171a. Anser albifrons gambeli. 27 inches. 
These birds may be recognized by their mottled plumage, 
dark head and white forehead; bill and feet orange. They 
are the most common on the western coast and large numbers 
of them are sold in the markets. 
Their food consists mostly of vegetable matter, frogs, snails, 
and insects. 
Nest. —These are placed upon the ground in a slight de¬ 
pression and made of dried grasses, feathers and down. Eggs 
are from four to nine in number, of a dull buff color (3.00 x 
2.05). 
Range.—Western and central North America, breeds on the 
Arctic coast south to the lower Yukon Valley, winters from 
British Columbia to southern California. During the spring 
flight immense flocks of these birds pass through Oregon and 
follow down the west coast. 
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