. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. GREATER SNOW GOOSE. wavey. white brant. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Char. Plumage white ; head washed with rufous; wing-coverts and wings ashy gray, the latter shading to black at the ends; bill and feet purplish red. ^th about 33 inches. In young birds the upper parts are pale gray, the feathers of the back edged with white ; vump and unde
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. GREATER SNOW GOOSE. wavey. white brant. Chen hyperborea nivalis. Char. Plumage white ; head washed with rufous; wing-coverts and wings ashy gray, the latter shading to black at the ends; bill and feet purplish red. ^th about 33 inches. In young birds the upper parts are pale gray, the feathers of the back edged with white ; vump and under parts white. Nest, ^Tsually on the marshy margin of a lake or stream, — a loosely made structure of coarse herbage and twigs lined with grass and feathers. ^SS^- 5~8 I creamy white ; X The Snow Goose, common to the north of both continents, breeds, according to Richardson, in the Barren Grounds of Arctic America in great numbers, frequenting the sandy shores of rivers and lakes. These birds are very watchful, employing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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