. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . ssachusetts. There isbut one record; a male in full plumage taken August 27, 1889,in Maiden. It was shot in a small pond of less than one acre,where it had been seen for more than a week, and is now inthe C. B. Cory collection.^ Ge
. A history of the game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds of Massachusetts and adjacent states : including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence . ssachusetts. There isbut one record; a male in full plumage taken August 27, 1889,in Maiden. It was shot in a small pond of less than one acre,where it had been seen for more than a week, and is now inthe C. B. Cory collection.^ Geese. The Geese and the so-called tree Ducks (genus Dendro-cygna) comprise the subfamily Anserince. The Geese are con-siderably larger than the Ducks; the legs and neck are longerand the body not so much flattened, and they are more athome upon land. They feed very largely upon grasses, grainsand vegetable matter, and are valued for the table. The Geese have no wing patch or speculum, and the sexesresemble each other closely. In size and length of neck theycome between the Ducks and the Swans. They molt butonce a year. With some few exceptions the plumage is notso varied as that of the Ducks. 1 Cory, C. B.: Auk, 1889, p. 336. 170 GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. SNOW GOOSE (Chen hyperboreus hyperboreus).Common or local names: White Goose; Mexican Length. — 23 to 28 inches. Adult. — Plumage white; head and fore parts sometimes rusty; primariesblack; bill dark red or salmon pink, black-edged; iris dark brown; feetred. Young.—Head, neck and upper parts grayish; rump paler; under partswhite; bill and feet dark. Field Marks. ■— In the field this species is indistinguishable from the suc-ceeding species. Both are white, showing black wing tips. The youngappear white below, with grayish heads and necks. When flying highin migration the movement of the wings is often barely perceptible. Notes. — A solitary softened honk (Elliot). Season. — Usually a rare or a
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