. American game birds . le towindward. Brant are about equally often calledBrent Goose or sometimes BlackBrant to distinguish them from the SnowGeese, which are in the same places calledWhite Brant. This latter cognomen,however, is quite incorrect; it is reserved particularly for the next species. BLACK BRANT {Branta nigricans). This species is of the same size asthe last, namely 24 in. in length. They are, however, darker above, and theblack on the breast extends over the under parts to the belly and white neck patches are also larger and usually meet in front. BlackBrant are bird
. American game birds . le towindward. Brant are about equally often calledBrent Goose or sometimes BlackBrant to distinguish them from the SnowGeese, which are in the same places calledWhite Brant. This latter cognomen,however, is quite incorrect; it is reserved particularly for the next species. BLACK BRANT {Branta nigricans). This species is of the same size asthe last, namely 24 in. in length. They are, however, darker above, and theblack on the breast extends over the under parts to the belly and white neck patches are also larger and usually meet in front. BlackBrant are birds of the Pacific coast, there wholly replacing the species that isfound in the east. They are rarely found inland, but keep off the coast and inbays in large flocks. Their flight is rather heavy and not very fast, per-formed in a widely strung out line at right angles to their line of species of Brant usually fly rather low, following the coast line andrarely cutting across even short stretches of BRANTBLACK BRANT 24 WHISTLING SWAN (Olor columbianus).These great birds, measuring nearly 5 feet inlength, are still not uncommon in the inte-rior and also occur in numbers on the SouthAtlantic coast. They nest only in high lati-tudes, chiefly on Arctic islands and themainland from northern Hudson Bay toAlaska. This, the smallest of our two spe-cies, can best be identified by the form of thebill. The nostril is located about midwaybetween the eye and the extreme tip, whilethat of the next species is nearer the eyethan it is to the tip of the bill. The presentspecies also has a small yellow spot betweenthe eye and nostril. During migration, swans fly at a greatelevation in a long V-shaped line with anwise old gander at the apex. Their flightis swift and very easy and graceful, as theirwings are of enormous size, easily capable ofcarrying even such heavy bodies. Fromtime to time, the leader or some of the bandutter clear flageolet-like notes that reach theground
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