. Zoology. Zoology. Fig. , Barnacle Goose; i?, White-fronted Goose. From Nordenskiold. to cross with various other species. Upward of fifty kinds of hybrid ducks are recorded, some of which have proved to be fertile. The black duck {Anas obscura) is abundant on the shores of North-eastern America, and is frequently brought into the market. The wild goose {Branta Cana- densis) breeds in the Northern United States and in British Anici'ica. While it usually breeds on the shores of rivers, it has been known in Colorado and Montana to nest in trees. Allied to it is tlie barnacle goose of Euro
. Zoology. Zoology. Fig. , Barnacle Goose; i?, White-fronted Goose. From Nordenskiold. to cross with various other species. Upward of fifty kinds of hybrid ducks are recorded, some of which have proved to be fertile. The black duck {Anas obscura) is abundant on the shores of North-eastern America, and is frequently brought into the market. The wild goose {Branta Cana- densis) breeds in the Northern United States and in British Anici'ica. While it usually breeds on the shores of rivers, it has been known in Colorado and Montana to nest in trees. Allied to it is tlie barnacle goose of Europe {Branta lencnpsis, Fig. 257, A), which very rarelv occurs in this country; also the white-fronted ^ â.o r, ,â T, â , goose (Fig. 257, B), is an arctic Fig. 258.âCarolina Eail. °. ,,11 bird, ihe swans are character- ized by their long necks, the trachea or wind-]npe being remarkably long, especially in the trumpeter swan, where. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt
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