Erismatura jamaicensis (Gmel.).
Not common on the Coast; a few are taken in the winter. Fannin found it breeding in the lakes along the Cariboo Road, May, 1891. Brooks has seen it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
CHEN Boie.
75. Lesser Snow Goose.
Chen hyperborea (Pall.).
A winter resident on the Coast. Brooks has seen it at Chilliwhack.
During some winters large numbers congregate off the mouth of Fraser
River. (Fannin.)
76. Ross's Snow Goose.
Chen rossii (Cassin.).
This is a rare bird in B. C. One specimen taken at Comox, January, 1894; another was taken at Kuper Island, April, 1895.
ANSER Brisson.