. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDi?!. 405. THE SNOW-GOOSE. Chen hyperb6reus (Pallas). On November 9th 1871 my attention was called to two immature Snow-Geese in Leadenhall Market; and subsequent investigation, carried out with the assistance of the late Sir Victor Brooke, showed that they had been shot a few days before, on the lake of Tacum- shane, co. Wexford, while a third was killed soon after in Wexford harbour, but not preserved. In October 1877, as recorded by Mr. Harting (Zool. 1878, p. 419), a flock of seven were seen near Bel- mullet, CO. Mayo, two of which were
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATIDi?!. 405. THE SNOW-GOOSE. Chen hyperb6reus (Pallas). On November 9th 1871 my attention was called to two immature Snow-Geese in Leadenhall Market; and subsequent investigation, carried out with the assistance of the late Sir Victor Brooke, showed that they had been shot a few days before, on the lake of Tacum- shane, co. Wexford, while a third was killed soon after in Wexford harbour, but not preserved. In October 1877, as recorded by Mr. Harting (Zool. 1878, p. 419), a flock of seven were seen near Bel- mullet, CO. Mayo, two of which were captured, and erne—a gander— subsequently paired with a Common Goose and had young. Having met with its death by an accident in the spring of 1884, it was presented by Mr. J. R. Crampton to the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, the authorities of which courteously sent it to me to be figured, and its portrait by Mr. C. Whymper is at the head of the present article. There is some evidence that three birds sold at the dispersal of the Knowsley menagerie (Lord Derby's) had been obtained in 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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