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Nebraska Bird Review 
BARNACLE GOOSE TAKEN IN NEBRASKA 
This Barnacle Goose, (Branta 
lecucopsis), now in possession of 
Milton M. Muncie of Plattsmouth, 
was shot in northeastern Otoe Coun¬ 
ty November 2, 1968. This is ap¬ 
parently the first record, not only for 
Nebraska, but for most of interior 
and western United States. The A. 
O. U. Check-list of North American 
Birds (1957) mentions a record from 
Ohio, but none closer. The bird shown 
was one of six birds shot from 
a flock of about 40 Canada 
Geese (“Hutches”) by Mr. Muncie 
and Harry Moneymaker and Joe 
Bulin of Omaha. None of the 
three realized that there were 
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