. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE WHITE-FEOI^TED GOOSE. ANSER ALBIFRONS. Folded wings reaching a little beyond the tail; bill orange-yellow, the nnii white; a large space on the forehead pure white, surrounded by a dusky band; upper plumage ash-brown, varied with grey, dull white, and bluisli black; under plumage in front bro\\Tiish white, with patches and bars of black; behind white ; irides dark brown ; feet orange. Length two feet three inches. Eggs white, tinged with buff. A REGULAR visitant to the British Isles; usually seen in small flocks of from eight to twenty birds; it is e
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE WHITE-FEOI^TED GOOSE. ANSER ALBIFRONS. Folded wings reaching a little beyond the tail; bill orange-yellow, the nnii white; a large space on the forehead pure white, surrounded by a dusky band; upper plumage ash-brown, varied with grey, dull white, and bluisli black; under plumage in front bro\\Tiish white, with patches and bars of black; behind white ; irides dark brown ; feet orange. Length two feet three inches. Eggs white, tinged with buff. A REGULAR visitant to the British Isles; usually seen in small flocks of from eight to twenty birds; it is entirely graminivorous, and, when undisturbed, usually rests at night in any grass-field where it may have been feeding in the afternoon. Its habits, during its stay in these latitudes, are similar to those of the other species, but it is said by Mr. Selby 478. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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