GAME OF AMERICA. 
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We now arrive at the last order, Natatores , swimmers, of 
which, to take cognisance, under the head of its second family, 
Anatidce. The second genus of this family, Anser , Goose, gives 
us four species, though two, the third and fourth, are far from 
common. The first and third are decidedly the best of our sea 
fowl. 
1. The Canada Goose —Wild Goose— Anser Canadensis ; 
2. The Barnacle Goose, # Anser Leucopsis ; 
3. The Brant Goose— Brant — Anser Bernicla ; 
4. The White-fronted Goose, Anser Albifrons ; and 
6. The Snow Goose, Anser Hyperboreus. 
The third genus, Swan, affords two species to North America, 
but the second only belongs to the Eastern States ; the Trump¬ 
eter ranging only through Northern California to the fur coun¬ 
tries, from westward of the Ohio. 
1. The Trumpeter Swan, Cycnus Buccinator ; and 
2. The American Swan, Cycnus Americanus. 
The fourth genus, Anas, Duck, contains ten species, every one 
of which, with the exception of the fourth, is well known to all 
sportsmen ; they are of the finest quality for the table, and pre¬ 
ferable to all others, with the exception of the Canvass Back, 
and perhaps the Red Head. They are as follows : 
1. The Mallard —vulg. Green Head— Anas Boschas ; 
2. The Dusky Duck —vulg. Black Duck— Anas Obscura ; 
3. The Gadwall, Anas Strepera ; 
4. Brewer’s Duck, Anas Brewerii; 
5. The American Widgeon, Anas Americana ; 
6. The Pintail Duck, Anas Acuta ; 
7. The Wood Duck, Summer Duck, Anas Sponsa ; 
8. American Green-winged Teal, Anas Carolinensis. 
* I have my doubts whether the Barnacle and Brant are not one and the 
same bird, though at different ages, and in different states of plumage. 
