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Range (Eastern North America breeding) (II)

Eastern North America, breeding in the far north (exact breeding range unknown); winters from Chesapeake Bay to Cuba; rare on the Atlantic coast north of Virginia.

GEESE.

Long Island, irregular from Oct. to Apl. Sing Sing, A. V., Apl. Nest and eggs unknown.

The Snow Goose does not appear to be a common bird on any part of the Atlantic coast. It migrates both by night and day, and when on the wing its white plumage and black-tipped primaries render it easily identifiable. It is a noisier bird than the Canada Goose, and its voice is higher and more cackling. 169.1. Chen cærulescens (Linn.). BLUE GOOSE. Ad.-Head and upper neck white; middle of the hind neck sometimes blackish, lower neck all around fuscous, rest of under parts brownish gray edged with buffy; the lower belly generally paler, sometimes white; upper back and scapulars like the breast; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts gray; tail fuscous gray edged with whitish; wing-coverts like the rump or slightly darker, with little or no whitish margins; wing-quills and tertials fuscous, the latter more or less margined with whitish. Im.-" Similar to adult, but head and neck uniform deep grayish brown, only the chin being white. L., 26-50-30-00; W., 15.00- 17.00; B., 2-10-2-30; Tar., 3.00-3.30" (Ridgw.).

Range.-North America; breeds in the Hudson Bay region and migrates southward, chiefly through the interior, to Texas.

Long Island, A. V.

Nest and eggs unknown.

The Blue Goose is apparently nowhere a common bird, and on the Atlantic coast it is even less common than in the interior. It was at one time supposed to be the young of the Snow Goose, which it doubtless resembles in habits. 171a. Anser albifrons gambeli (Hartl.). AMERICAN WHITE-