. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ugier, pi. col. 468. 126 PALMIPEDES. Family ANATIBM. (Bonaparte.)Genus Ajssee. Generic Characters.—Beak as long as the head, or shorter,conic, deeper than thick, and elevated at its base; mandiblesfurnished with pointed and conical toothlets, formed by theextremities of the transverse lamina; the inferior narrowerthan the upper; nostrils median, lateral, and simple; thighsplaced in the centre of gravity of the body; tarsi thick andelongated; toes of an average length, hind toe free andelevated; chnvs short and o
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . ugier, pi. col. 468. 126 PALMIPEDES. Family ANATIBM. (Bonaparte.)Genus Ajssee. Generic Characters.—Beak as long as the head, or shorter,conic, deeper than thick, and elevated at its base; mandiblesfurnished with pointed and conical toothlets, formed by theextremities of the transverse lamina; the inferior narrowerthan the upper; nostrils median, lateral, and simple; thighsplaced in the centre of gravity of the body; tarsi thick andelongated; toes of an average length, hind toe free andelevated; chnvs short and obtuse. Yfings medium sized,simple or armed, first and second primary the longest; tailwith sixteen or eighteen quills; lore feathered; neck ofaverage length; trachea without folds or swelling in its lowerpart. SNOW G008E. Anscr hyperhoreus. Anser liyperhoreus, Pallas; Spicilegia Zoologica, fasc. 6, p. 20, ; Diet. ; 1831. TEMMtNcz; et ; Ornith., vol. vi., p. ; Tasch. der Deuts., o o o SNOW GOOSE. 127 A}2as liyperhorea, Gmelin; 1788. Latham; 1790. Temminck; liyperhorea, BoiE. Ore cle neige ordmaire, Of the Schneegans, Of the GtEkmans. Wevois or Wavy, Of the Amekicans. Specific Characters.—Forehead much elevated; the sides ofthe beak divided by longitudinal furrows and toothlets.—Tem-minck. Length thirty-two inches; carpus to tip sixteen inches and ahalf; bill two inches three lines; tarsus three inches.—]Nuttall. In tlie far-ofF northern regions of tlie earthy wheresnow-covered ground, whether of hill or vale, is therale of nature; in the bleak and inhospitable wastesof the arctic circle—there it has pleased Providence tolocate the bird which is the subject of the presentnotice. And not more purely white is that eternalsnow than, save and except the tips of the wings, isthat of this birds plumage; presenting us with anotherexample of adaptation of colour t
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