. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. GREATER SNOW GOOSE. wavey, white brant. Chen hyperborea mvalis. Char. Plumage white ; head washed \ rufous; wing-coverts and wings ashy gray, the latter shading to black at the ends; bill and feet purplish red. Length about ^;^ inches. In young birds the upper parts are pale gray, the feathers of the back edged with white ; rump and under parts white. iVc'st. Usually on the marshy margin of a lake or stream, â
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. GREATER SNOW GOOSE. wavey, white brant. Chen hyperborea mvalis. Char. Plumage white ; head washed \ rufous; wing-coverts and wings ashy gray, the latter shading to black at the ends; bill and feet purplish red. Length about ^;^ inches. In young birds the upper parts are pale gray, the feathers of the back edged with white ; rump and under parts white. iVc'st. Usually on the marshy margin of a lake or stream, â a loosely made structure of coarse herbage and twigs lined with grass and feathers. Eggs. Unknown. The Snow Goose, common to the north of both continents, breeds, according to Richardson, in the Barren Grounds of Arctic America in great numbers, frequenting the sandy shores of rivers and lakes. These birds are very watchful, employing I . 11 â iii. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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