he plumage is
very similar except that the black sometimes extends on the throat,
thereby isolating the white cheek patches, and there is a white collar
below the back of the neck. It is a western species, breeding in Alaska
and wintering along the Pacific coast of the United States. Its nesting
habits and eggs are same as those of the Canada Goose except that the
latter are a trifle smaller.

172c. CACKLING GOOSE. _Branta canadensis minima._

This bird is really a miniature of the Canada Goose, being but
twenty-four inches in length. It breeds in Alaska and along the Arctic
coast and migrates into the western parts of the United States. They are
abundant birds in their breeding range, where they place their nests
upon the shores of ponds, or on islands in inland rivers or lakes. The
nests are made of weeds and grasses, lined with down. The eggs which are
buff colored, number from four to nine and are laid during June and
July. Size 2.30 x 1.95.

[Illustration 111: Canada Goose. Cackling Goose.]
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[Illustration 112: CANADA GEESE.]

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173. BRANT. _Branta bernicla glaucogastra._

Range.--Eastern North America, breeding in the Arctic regions and
wintering in the United States east of the Mississippi.

The Brant resembles a small Canada Goose, except that the black of the
neck extends on the breast, and only the throat is white. They are one
of the favorite game birds and thousands are shot every fall and spring.
Their nests and eggs are the same as the next species.

174. BLACK BRANT. _Branta nigricans._

Range.--Western North America, breeding in Alaska and wintering on the
Pacific coast of the United States. Rare east of the Mississippi.

This species is like the last except that the black extends on the under
parts. This species nests very abundantly in northern Alaska, laying
their eggs in a depression in the ground, lined with down. Favorite
locations are the many small islets in ponds and small lakes. They lay
from four to eight grayish colored eggs. Size 2.80 x 1.75. Data.--Cape
Bathurst, North West Territory, Junes 22, 1901. Seven eggs in a small
hollow in the ground, lined with down. Collector, Capt. H. H. Bodfish.

[Illustration 113: Brant. Black Brant.]
[Illustration: Grayish.]
[Illustration: deco.]
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175. BARNACLE GOOSE. _Branta leucopsis._

This Old World species occurs frequently in Gre