. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. â THE fi KKSE â ANSER. 447 From tlu'sc iiionHiironu-iits it may In; rcmlily seen tlmt llii! tliri-c fitrius iiitiTj^riule ns to^i'iiunil size, tliu )iill Ix-iii},' the only infm))LT in wiiidi tlicri; u t\ cunstaiit liiircrt'iicc ; and lis we an; not aware ol' any iidsIiIvi' nl' iiolomtinn, it sccnix very priilialile tliat tliey rcmstitute tucivly races iif one Npccies. At any rate, we sliall so hen^ rej,'ar(l llie American Jorni anil itc neaivst Kuriipean ally (.1. idliifniii
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. â THE fi KKSE â ANSER. 447 From tlu'sc iiionHiironu-iits it may In; rcmlily seen tlmt llii! tliri-c fitrius iiitiTj^riule ns to^i'iiunil size, tliu )iill Ix-iii},' the only infm))LT in wiiidi tlicri; u t\ cunstaiit liiircrt'iicc ; and lis we an; not aware ol' any iidsIiIvi' nl' iiolomtinn, it sccnix very priilialile tliat tliey rcmstitute tucivly races iif one Npccies. At any rate, we sliall so hen^ rej,'ar(l llie American Jorni anil itc neaivst Kuriipean ally (.1. idliifniii^), leaviii;^' the linal ileterminatiou r)t' (lie (|ue8tiuii (if determinable it lie) to future investi;,'at()rs. Another species of true vl/idt/' â the Benn fJoose (A. siiji'liim) --\\m been cre. ;Uh â "Canada and Hudson's Hay"); but a]ii)arenlly without (,'ood authoi'ity for so doin^,'. Considering' the possibility of its occurrence, however, itx principal synonymy and characters are herewith (,'iven ; â AnsEII SKoKri'M ((iM.) lir. The Hcau (iouse. villus xiiji/iiiii, (iM. ,S. N. I. 17MH, .ll-J. Aiiufi- Hiijilum, Mkvi'.I!, Tiisch. II. ,154, I't AfcT. Anmr nnvnuis, Hui'.lIM, Viig. Deiltschl. 838. ? Aiisff , ) Aitsir jihitjinrim, J BiiKMM, t. c. lip. 837, 838. Sp. Char. " Male thirty inches ^{ ; bill moderately (hick, iieaily as lonj,' as the head, two inches and u thinl in leii^^th, and an inch and two twelfths in hei^dit at the base, nine twelfthH in. w A, tilhi/iviis, hei},dit behind the circular unguis, yellowish oran^^e, with the base and unguis black ; t«rsu» three inches lonj,', dull oraiij^e-yellow ; the wiM;,'s lciii,i,'ei' ( the (ail ; feathers of (he neck linear-obloii},', disposed in riilf,'e3; head and neck ^' brown ; upper |)arts dark brown ami jjiay, iMUied with the whi(ish terminal mar^fins of tin' feathers ; hind jiart of back blackish brown ; lower ]iarts pale brownish '^ri\y, becomint,' whili' behind. Fimul
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