. American game birds . beli). In the interior and west-ern portions of America this is one of themost abundant species of geese, but on theAtlantic seaboard they are only of casual oc-currence. They breed near the Arctic coast,west of Hudson Bay, and pass the wintermonths in the lower Mississippi Valley and on the Pacific coast. White-fronted Geese are very noisy, their loud and continued cacklingbeing responsible for their being known quite commonly as LaughingGeese. They are less often called Pied Brant. When young birds firstarrive from the north, they are not timid, and many are killed, b
. American game birds . beli). In the interior and west-ern portions of America this is one of themost abundant species of geese, but on theAtlantic seaboard they are only of casual oc-currence. They breed near the Arctic coast,west of Hudson Bay, and pass the wintermonths in the lower Mississippi Valley and on the Pacific coast. White-fronted Geese are very noisy, their loud and continued cacklingbeing responsible for their being known quite commonly as LaughingGeese. They are less often called Pied Brant. When young birds firstarrive from the north, they are not timid, and many are killed, but they soonbecome very shy and difficult to approach. When feeding, they post senti-nels to warn the rest of the flock of approaching danger. Most of themare secured by hunters who ambush them on the way to and from their feed-ing grounds. Their mode of flight is a V-shaped formation, the bird at theapex leading the way until tired and then falling back to the end of theline and allowing a new leader to break the ROSS GOOSEWHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 22 CANADA GEESE (Branta canadensis canadensis) are the most highly prized of allwater fowl. Great creatures, 3 feet or morein length, and with tender flesh and appetiz-ing, they appeal to the gourmand; wary yetcoming to decoys, they furnish the greatestsport for the hunter, and he also gets gameworth while when he brings one down. Canada Geese breed from the NorthernStates north to the limit of trees and winterchiefly in the southern half of the UnitedStates. Northern hunters eagerly await theloud honking of the first spring flock, whilesouthern ones just as enthusiastically waittheir return in late fall. It is a grand sightto see the wide V-shaped line of great birdsswiftly speed overhead, their large wingsstrongly beating the air and from theirthroats to hear the loud honking that soundsso like a pack of fox hounds in full cry. HUTCHINS GOOSE {Branta canadensishutchinsi). This is a slightly smaller varietyfound chiefly in western
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