WILD FOWL. 
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and rounded, some of the inner rather pointed. Tail very short, 
graduated, of twenty-four stiffish, moderately broad, rather point¬ 
ed feathers, of which the middle exceeds the lateral by two 
inches and a quarter. 
“ Bill and feet black, the outer lamellate edges of the lower 
mandible, and the inside of the mouth yellowish flesh-color. The 
plumage is pure white, excepting the upper part of the head, 
which varies from brownish-red to white, apparently without 
reference to age or sex, as in Cygnus Americanus and Anser Hy- 
perboreus. 
“ Length to end of tail, 68 inches; bill along the ridge, 4 T ~; 
from the eye to the tip, 6 ; along the edge of the lower mandible, 
4; breadth of upper mandible near the base, 1 j%; near the 
end, 1^ ; wing from flexure, 27; tail, 8| ; tarsus, 4^; first toe, 
-{!—its claw, t 5 2 ; second toe, 4y^—its claw, 1; third toe, 6—its 
claw, 1 T V; fourth toe, 5\\ —its claw, |f. 
“ Young after the first month : 
“ In winter the young has the bill black, with the middle 
portion of the ridge to the length of an inch and a half, light 
flesh-color, and a large elongated patch of light dull purple on 
each side ; the edge of the lower mandible and the tongue dull 
yellowish flesh-color; the eye is a dark brown. The feet dull 
yellowish-brown tinged with olive, the claws brownish-black, 
the webs blackish-brown. The upper part of the head and 
cheeks are light reddish-brown, each feather having toward its 
extremity a small, oblong, whitish spot, narrowly margined with 
dusky ; the throat nearly white, as well as the edge of the lower 
eyelid. The general color of the other parts is grayish-white, 
slightly tinged with yellow; the upper part of the neck marked 
with spots similar to those on the head. 
“ Length to end of tail, 5 2\ inches; extent of wings, 91; 
wing from flexure, 23|; bill along the ridge, 4|; from the an¬ 
gle of the eye, 6 ; along the edge of the lower mandible, 4|; 
tarsus, 4y; hind toe, U—its claw, 1; middle toe, 6{—its claw, 
1; inner toe, 4|—its claw, y£; outer toe, 6; its claw, 
weight, 19 lbs. 8 oz. The bird was very poor. 
