. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK. I'arnacle Qoose Emperor Goose [175.] Barnacle Goosk. Branta leucoptin. TiiiH Old World Bpeiies occurs frequently in Ureenland and very rarely |h found on the main- land of this continent. 176. Empehor Goose. Philarte canagica. Ranxe. -Alaska, south in winter casually to Cal- ifornia. This handsome species is twenty-six inches in length; it may be known from the mottled or "scaly" ap
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. THE BIRD BOOK. I'arnacle Qoose Emperor Goose [175.] Barnacle Goosk. Branta leucoptin. TiiiH Old World Bpeiies occurs frequently in Ureenland and very rarely |h found on the main- land of this continent. 176. Empehor Goose. Philarte canagica. Ranxe. -Alaska, south in winter casually to Cal- ifornia. This handsome species is twenty-six inches in length; it may be known from the mottled or "scaly" appearance of the body, and the white head with a black chin and throat. While not un- common In restricted localities, this may be con- sidered as one of the most rare of North American Geese. Their nests are built upon the ground and do not differ from those of other geese. They lay from three to seven eggs of a dull buff color. Size Data.—Stuart Island, Alaska, June 16, 1900. Six eggs laid in a slight hollow in the ground, lined with a few feathers and some down. Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodfish. .'X". 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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