. A history of British birds . curious variety of thisspecies, with reddish legs, was furnished to Mr. H. Steven-son by Mr. F. Norgate (Zool. 1882, p. 366). The whole length twenty-one inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the wing thirteen inches ; the first andsecond quill-feathers about equal, and the longest in thewing. Females are a little smaller than males. Young birds of the year have little or no white patch onthe sides of the neck; head and neck dusky lead-grey; thefeathers of the body edged with brown; belly and flanksgrey, of varying shades. The downy nestling was first figure
. A history of British birds . curious variety of thisspecies, with reddish legs, was furnished to Mr. H. Steven-son by Mr. F. Norgate (Zool. 1882, p. 366). The whole length twenty-one inches. From the carpaljoint to the end of the wing thirteen inches ; the first andsecond quill-feathers about equal, and the longest in thewing. Females are a little smaller than males. Young birds of the year have little or no white patch onthe sides of the neck; head and neck dusky lead-grey; thefeathers of the body edged with brown; belly and flanksgrey, of varying shades. The downy nestling was first figured and described byVon Middendorff. One obtained by Capt. A. H. Markham,, in Novaya Zemlya, in July 1876, is grejish-white onthe underparts, brownish-grey above, with lores and crownof a darker tint. There does not appear to be any authentic record of thebreeding of the Brent Goose in captivity, although thisspecies, as well as the Bernacle, are mentioned by Willughbyas inmates of St. Jamess Park in the time of Charles ANSERES. CANADA GOOSE. 295 AN AT IT) jE.
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