. American game birds . SNOW GOOSEBLUE GOOSE. ROSS GOOSE {Chen rossi). This is by farthe smallest of our geese, measuring but 21in. in length, about the same size as the Mal-lard. The greatest difference between thisspecies and Snow Geese, besides size, lies inthe bill, which has less prominent teeth, littleor no black along the open sides and which isstudded about the base with numerous littlecarunculations. The breeding grounds areunknown, but are supposed to be north ofMackenzie. It is regarded as quite a rarebird, but sometimes appears in considerablenumbers in California during winter. EM
. American game birds . SNOW GOOSEBLUE GOOSE. ROSS GOOSE {Chen rossi). This is by farthe smallest of our geese, measuring but 21in. in length, about the same size as the Mal-lard. The greatest difference between thisspecies and Snow Geese, besides size, lies inthe bill, which has less prominent teeth, littleor no black along the open sides and which isstudded about the base with numerous littlecarunculations. The breeding grounds areunknown, but are supposed to be north ofMackenzie. It is regarded as quite a rarebird, but sometimes appears in considerablenumbers in California during winter. EMPEROR GOOSE (Philacte canagica).We have not figured this species since it isfound in such a restricted and little visitedarea, it occurring only on the Alaskan coastchiefly north of the Aleutian Islands. It isa handsome species, the sexes as usual beingalike in plumage. The white head is relievedby a black throat which shades into thebluish, slate-colored body, each feather ofwhich is edged with black and white so asto produce a very scaly e
Size: 1720px × 1452px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectgameand, bookyear1912
