. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK \ 170. Rosss Snow Goose. Chen rossi. Range.—This beautiful species, which is simi-lar in plumage to the large Snow Goose, is buttwenty-one inches in length. It breeds in the ex-treme north, and in winter is found in the west-ern part of the United States as far south as theGulf of Mexico. Their nesting habits and eggsprobably do not differ from others in the familyexcept in the matter of size. [171.] White-fronted Anser
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK \ 170. Rosss Snow Goose. Chen rossi. Range.—This beautiful species, which is simi-lar in plumage to the large Snow Goose, is buttwenty-one inches in length. It breeds in the ex-treme north, and in winter is found in the west-ern part of the United States as far south as theGulf of Mexico. Their nesting habits and eggsprobably do not differ from others in the familyexcept in the matter of size. [171.] White-fronted Anser albi-frons albifrons. This European species is exactly like the Amer-ican except that it is said to average a triflesmaller. It is occasionally found in Goose frcnil eel 1 inn: . 171a. American White-fronted Goose. Anser albifrons gambeli. Range.—Whole of North America, breeding inthe Arctic regions and wintering south to theGulf coast; not common on the Atlantic coastduring migrations. These birds may be recognized by their mottledplumage, dark head and white forehead. Thisspecies is more abundant than any of the pre-ceding and nests in large colonies along the arc-tic coast and in Alaska. Their nests are made ofdried grasses, feathers and down and are placedon the ground in a slight depression. Fromfour to nine eggs are laid; these have a dull buffground. Size Date.—Island in deltaof Mackenzie River, June 10, 1^99. Kour of grass and feathers on the ground on asmall island. Collector, Rev. I. O. Stringer. ,-<
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