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above the eye. The shape of the head was also different, 
being angular, not rounded as in the other bird. 
Pere Courtois considers these two Swans to be both 
jankowskyi (see Ois. du Musee de Sikawei, p. 120 , 
Man. cone. PHist. Nat. de Temp. Chinois, Tome v. 3 me 
cahier, 1918). 
Swans were abundant on passage at Newchwang during 
the spring of 1890, and the natives brought several, both 
alive and dead, for sale. 
Mr. A. L. Hall, who was for some years stationed in 
northern Chihli, on the borders of the Gobi desert, informed 
me that he had shot Snow-Geese there. These birds are 
said to occur near Tientsin. Cygnus davidi so far has not 
been re-discovered. The type has been apparently lost. 
276. Anser cygnoides (L.). 
Anser cygnoides D. & O. p. 493. 
The only Swan-Goose seen by me here is one which I 
shot at the marshes on the 10 th of October, 1912. It was 
a wounded bird, a male in poor condition, probably a bird 
of the year, as the bill showed no sign of a tubercle. Culmen 
2*5 in., wing 16*7 in. 
This Goose used to be abundant at the mouth of the River 
Liao (near Newchwang). I shot several there in 1889 from 
the beginning of September. 
277. Anser anser rubrirostris Hodgson. 
Anser cinereus H. & O. p. 491. 
Anser rubrirostris La T. p. 583. 
The Eastern Grey Lag-Goose appears to be uncommon. 
Two specimens shot in March at the Hsieh Chia Ying 
marshes are in the British Museum. 
278. Anser segetnm (Gm.). 
Anser segetum D. & O. p. 491 (part) ; La T. p. 583. 
The Bean-Goose is apparently very common during times 
of passage, judging from the proportion of these birds shot 
