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Ruddy Duck—( Erismatura jamaicensis). 
A small, common and in full dress, brightly colored, black-crowned, white¬ 
cheeked, chestnut-backed duclc, with wavy white and gray breast and under 
parts, and a short, black tail of narrow, stiff, sharp-pointed feathers. 
Breeds from British America to Guatemala. Winters southward. Occa¬ 
sional winter visitant along the coast. 
Lesser Snow Goose —(Clien hyperborea). 
A large, white-plumaged goose, with black-tipped primaries and red bill and 
feet. 
Breeds far northward. Winters to southern United States. Very rare winter 
visitant. 
Greater Snow Goose —(Chen hyperborea nivalis). 
The greater snow goose like the last, but much larger. 
Breeds far north, and winters from Maryland to Cuba. Rare on the Atlantic 
coast north of Virginia. Rather rare visitant, occurring only on the large bays. 
Blue Goose —(Chen casrulescens). 
A brownish-gray goose, with head and upper neck white, and the middle and 
lower neck blackish. The lower belly is a light gray, or sometimes almost white. 
The wing coverts have almost no whitish margins. 
Breeds on eastern shores of Hudson bay. Winters on coasts of Gulf of 
Mexico. Rare winter visitant on the large bays. 
American White-fronted Goose — (Anser albifrons gambeli). 
A laige, brown-necked, gray-backed, white-bellied goose, with a white fore¬ 
head on an otherwise brown head. The nearly white breast is- peculiarly 
blotched with black. 
Breeds far northward. Winters southward to Mexico and Cuba. Rare 
winter visitant on the coast and rivers. 
Canada Goose —(.Branta canadensis). 
A common, very large, grayish-brown-bodied, black-necked, black-tailed goose, 
with a broad white patch under the head, extending on the sides back of tlm 
■eyes. The chin and the rest of the head are black. The under parts are much 
lighter, fading to white around the tail. 
Breeds in northern United States. Winters southward to Gulf of Mexico 
C ommon transient and winter resident on the New Jersey coast and bays, and 
seen regularly inland during its migratory flights. 
Brant — (Branta bernicla). 
A large brownish-gray goose, with black head, neck and breast, except some 
white scratch mgs on the sides of the neck just below the head. The lower 
breast is ashy fading to white on the belly and longer tail coverts; the wing 
quills and tail feathers are almost black. 
«;p,w re ff dS t i Wlt ^ in t T & ArCt ' C CirCle ' Wintei ' s on Atlantic sea coast. Common tran- 
sient olt the ISew Jersey coast, and some winter there regularly. 
