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Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892, Page 42

Branta canadensis.

[table]
[column 1]
No.
----------
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230

[column 2]
Locality.
----------
Wood River, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Lavaca Fork, [Texas?]
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Whiting, Ia. 
- 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
- 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
- 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Sioux City, Ia. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
- , Neb. 
- , Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
Wood River, Neb. 
- 
- 
- 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
- , Dak. 
Wood River, Neb. 
[Chlairna?], Dak. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 
Elm Creek, Neb. 

[column 3]
Date.
----------
Nov. [14th, 1887?]
Nov. 6th, 1886
Oct. - , 1884 
Dec. 9th, 1885 
Nov. 4th, 1884 
Mch. 23rd, 1886 
- 
Nov. 15th, 1884 
Fall, [1884?] 
Nov. 6th, 1886 
Fall, 1884 
Nov. 10th, 1884 
Nov. 8th, 1884 
Nov. 12th, 1884 
Sept. 7th, 1884 
- 
Oct. 30th, 1884 
Nov. 3rd, 1884 
Nov. 2nd, 1884 
- 
Fall, 1884 
Nov. 15th, 1884 
Nov. 15th, 1884 
Apr. 1st, 1885 
- 
Apr. 3rd, 1885 
- , 1884 
Apr. [7th?], 1885 
Fall, 1884 
Nov. 7th, 1884 
- 
- 
Nov. - , 1884 
Apr. [14?]th, 1884 
- 
Apr. 4th, 1885 
Nov. 5th, 1884 
Nov. 7th, 1884 
Nov. 9th, 1884 
Nov. - , 1884 
Nov. 8th, 1884 
Nov. 6th, 1884 
Nov. 1st, 1884 
Nov. 11th, 1884 
Nov. 10th, 1884 
Nov. 7th, 1884 

[column 4]
Sex.
----------
male
male
- 
female 
female 
female 
- 
- 
female 
female 
female 
female 
- 
male 
female 
- 
male 
female 
- 
- 
- 
female 
female 
female 
female 
male
- 
male 
male 
female 
male 
male 
male 
- 
male 
female 
female 
- 
- 
male 
- [mark?] 
female 
male 
female 
male 
- 

[column 5]
Weight. 
----------
5.2
7.5
6.25
- 
4.25
6.
5.9
5.5
3.
5.5
- 
- 
6.
6.
- 
6.
4.1
6.
- 
- 
- 
5.5
6.
7.
- 
5.
- 
5.
5.5
7.5
6.5
- 
5.25
- 
6.5
4.
5.5
5.5
6.5
5.25
6.
5.
6.
5.5
5.
6.1

[column 6]
Length.
----------
30.
- 
- 
34.
26.
28.3
30.5
27.
26.
31.
30.
29.5
- 
- 
34.
36.
25.
30.
24.5
- 
- 
30.5
26.
36.
28.25
29.5
27.5
30.5
28.
- 
31.75
- 
28.
- 
31.5
22.
30.
31.
31.
28.
26.
[29.?]
31.
29.
28.
[33.?] 

[column 7]
Extent.
----------
58.
57.
59.
63.75
53.
55.
- 
57.
54.
59.
60.
64.
- 
- 
- 
59.
49.5
59.
52.
- 
- 
60. 
59.
65.
56.
60.
57.25 
61.5 
56. 
- 
60. 
- 
58. 
- 
64. 
49. 
57.5 
62. 
62. 
60. 
62. 
54. 
[58.?] 
57. 
58. 
[63.?] 

[column 8]
Culmen Length.
----------
1.6
1.8
2.
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.4
1.7
1.6
2.4
1.8
1.4
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.5
2.
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.9

[column 9]
Culmen Width.
----------
.8
1.
1.
.9
[.8?]
1.
.8
.9
[.7?]
.9
1.
.8
.9
.9
1.
.8
.7
.9
.8
1.
.9
.8
[.8?]
1.
.9
.8
[.8?]
.9
.9
.9
.9
1.
.8
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
.9
.8
.9
.8
.9
.8

[column 10]
Wing.
----------
16.25
17.5
17.25
18.5
16.
16.5
16.
15.
15.
16.5
17.
15.
16.5
16.
- 
16.5
13.75
17.75
15.25
16.25
17.
16.5
15.
18.
16.5
17.25
16.
17.75
16.5
16.75
17.
17.
16.
15.
18.
14.
15.75
16.75
15.5
16.5
18.
15.
17.25
16.
16.
17.5

[column 11]
Tail.
----------
5.7
5.5
4.8
5.2
4.4
4.8
5.3
5.4
4.8
6.2
5.3
4.7
4.8
- 
5.3
5.4
3.9
5.2
4.8
4.6
5.1
5.5
4.6
5.5
4.8
5.2
5. 
5.2
4.9
5.2
5.4
5.7
4.4
4.3
5.2
5.4
4.9
5.
4.6
5.3
5.1
4.6
5.
5.
4.6
5.5

[column 12]
Tarsus.
----------
3.
3.4
3.4
3.3
2.9
3.
3.
3.1
3.
3.
3.
2.9
3.4
3.
3.7
3.1
2.7
3.2
2.8
3.1
3.2
3.3
2.8
3.5
2.8
3.1
2.9
3.1
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.
3.
3.3
3.1
2.6
3.1
3.6
3.5
3.1
3.3
2.9
3.1
[2.9?]
3.
3.3

[column 13]
Middle Toe.
----------
2.9
3.5
3.2
3.2
2.4
3.
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.
- 
3.9
2.9
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.9
[3.8?]
3.4
2.6
3.7
2.7
3.
2.7
3.
2.8
3.
3.
3.2
2.8
3.4
3.3
2.5
3.
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.3
2.6
3.2
2.7
2.8
2.9

[column 14]
Hind Toe.
----------
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
1.
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
[0.8?]
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
[0.9?]
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8

[column 15]
Cheek Patch
[1st?]
----------
2.
2.6
2.1
2.9
2.
1.6
1.3
1.7
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.1
3.
2.3
1.8
2.
1.8
2.
1.6
2.6
1.5
[1.6?]
2.1
1.9
1.5
2.
1.9
1.6
2.4
2.1
1.6
[2.9?] 
1.9
1.9
2.3
2.1
2.2
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.
1.8
1.6
2.

[column 16]
Cheek Patch
[2nd?]
----------
1.1
2.2
.9
.9
.6
1.
.7
.3
1.1
.7
1.
.8
.9
1.
1.1
.9
.8
.8
.7
.6
1.2
.9
1.
.9
- 
- 
.8
.8
.7
1.
1.
.9
.9
1.
.9
[.6?]
.8
1.
1.1
.9
1.2
1.
1.1
.8
.9
.9

[column 17]
Cheek Patch
[3rd?]
----------
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
d.
n.
n.
n.
n.
d.
n.
n.
n.
d.
n.
n.
n.
d.
n.
d.
d.
d.
d.
d.
d.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
d.
n.
n.
n.
n.
d.
d.
n.
d.
n.
d.
d.

[column 18]
Remarks. 
----------
[blank column?]

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Branta canadensis. [table] [column 1] No. ---------- 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 [column 2] Locality. ---------- Wood River, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Lavaca Fork, [Texas?] Elm Creek, Neb. Whiting, Ia. - Elm Creek, Neb. - Elm Creek, Neb. - Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Sioux City, Ia. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. - , Neb. - , Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. Wood River, Neb. - - - Elm Creek, Neb. - , Dak. Wood River, Neb. [Chlairna?], Dak. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. Elm Creek, Neb. [column 3] Date. ---------- Nov. [14th, 1887?] Nov. 6th, 1886 Oct. - , 1884 Dec. 9th, 1885 Nov. 4th, 1884 Mch. 23rd, 1886 - Nov. 15th, 1884 Fall, [1884?] Nov. 6th, 1886 Fall, 1884 Nov. 10th, 1884 Nov. 8th, 1884 Nov. 12th, 1884 Sept. 7th, 1884 - Oct. 30th, 1884 Nov. 3rd, 1884 Nov. 2nd, 1884 - Fall, 1884 Nov. 15th, 1884 Nov. 15th, 1884 Apr. 1st, 1885 - Apr. 3rd, 1885 - , 1884 Apr. [7th?], 1885 Fall, 1884 Nov. 7th, 1884 - - Nov. - , 1884 Apr. [14?]th, 1884 - Apr. 4th, 1885 Nov. 5th, 1884 Nov. 7th, 1884 Nov. 9th, 1884 Nov. - , 1884 Nov. 8th, 1884 Nov. 6th, 1884 Nov. 1st, 1884 Nov. 11th, 1884 Nov. 10th, 1884 Nov. 7th, 1884 [column 4] Sex. ---------- male male - female female female - - female female female female - male female - male female - - - female female female female male - male male female male male male - male female female - - male - [mark?] female male female male - [column 5] Weight. ---------- 5.2 7.5 6.25 - 4.25 6. 5.9 5.5 3. 5.5 - - 6. 6. - 6. 4.1 6. - - - 5.5 6. 7. - 5. - 5. 5.5 7.5 6.5 - 5.25 - 6.5 4. 5.5 5.5 6.5 5.25 6. 5. 6. 5.5 5. 6.1 [column 6] Length. ---------- 30. - - 34. 26. 28.3 30.5 27. 26. 31. 30. 29.5 - - 34. 36. 25. 30. 24.5 - - 30.5 26. 36. 28.25 29.5 27.5 30.5 28. - 31.75 - 28. - 31.5 22. 30. 31. 31. 28. 26. [29.?] 31. 29. 28. [33.?] [column 7] Extent. ---------- 58. 57. 59. 63.75 53. 55. - 57. 54. 59. 60. 64. - - - 59. 49.5 59. 52. - - 60. 59. 65. 56. 60. 57.25 61.5 56. - 60. - 58. - 64. 49. 57.5 62. 62. 60. 62. 54. [58.?] 57. 58. [63.?] [column 8] Culmen Length. ---------- 1.6 1.8 2. 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.5 2. 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.9 [column 9] Culmen Width. ---------- .8 1. 1. .9 [.8?] 1. .8 .9 [.7?] .9 1. .8 .9 .9 1. .8 .7 .9 .8 1. .9 .8 [.8?] 1. .9 .8 [.8?] .9 .9 .9 .9 1. .8 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .9 .8 .9 .8 .9 .8 [column 10] Wing. ---------- 16.25 17.5 17.25 18.5 16. 16.5 16. 15. 15. 16.5 17. 15. 16.5 16. - 16.5 13.75 17.75 15.25 16.25 17. 16.5 15. 18. 16.5 17.25 16. 17.75 16.5 16.75 17. 17. 16. 15. 18. 14. 15.75 16.75 15.5 16.5 18. 15. 17.25 16. 16. 17.5 [column 11] Tail. ---------- 5.7 5.5 4.8 5.2 4.4 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.8 6.2 5.3 4.7 4.8 - 5.3 5.4 3.9 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.1 5.5 4.6 5.5 4.8 5.2 5. 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.7 4.4 4.3 5.2 5.4 4.9 5. 4.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 5. 5. 4.6 5.5 [column 12] Tarsus. ---------- 3. 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.9 3. 3. 3.1 3. 3. 3. 2.9 3.4 3. 3.7 3.1 2.7 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.5 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.1 3. 3. 3.3 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.1 [2.9?] 3. 3.3 [column 13] Middle Toe. ---------- 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.4 3. 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.8 3. - 3.9 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.9 [3.8?] 3.4 2.6 3.7 2.7 3. 2.7 3. 2.8 3. 3. 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.3 2.5 3. 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.8 2.9 [column 14] Hind Toe. ---------- 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1. 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 [0.8?] 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 [0.9?] 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 [column 15] Cheek Patch [1st?] ---------- 2. 2.6 2.1 2.9 2. 1.6 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 3. 2.3 1.8 2. 1.8 2. 1.6 2.6 1.5 [1.6?] 2.1 1.9 1.5 2. 1.9 1.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 [2.9?] 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.9 2.1 2. 1.8 1.6 2. [column 16] Cheek Patch [2nd?] ---------- 1.1 2.2 .9 .9 .6 1. .7 .3 1.1 .7 1. .8 .9 1. 1.1 .9 .8 .8 .7 .6 1.2 .9 1. .9 - - .8 .8 .7 1. 1. .9 .9 1. .9 [.6?] .8 1. 1.1 .9 1.2 1. 1.1 .8 .9 .9 [column 17] Cheek Patch [3rd?] ---------- n. n. n. n. n. n. n. d. n. n. n. n. d. n. n. n. d. n. n. n. d. n. d. d. d. d. d. d. n. n. n. n. n. n. d. n. n. n. n. d. d. n. d. n. d. d. [column 18] Remarks. ---------- [blank column?] [/table]