Definition of Branta canadensis

1. Noun. Common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call.

Exact synonyms: Canada Goose, Canadian Goose, Honker
Generic synonyms: Goose
Group relationships: Branta, Genus Branta
Derivative terms: Honk

Lexicographical Neighbors of Branta Canadensis

Brandoesque
Brandon
Brandt
Brandt-Andrews manoeuvre
Brandt syndrome
Brandy
Brangelina
Branham's sign
Branhamella
Branhamella catarrhalis
Brannock Device
Brannock Devices
Branson
Branta
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis (current term)
Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi
Brasil
Brasilia

Literary usage of Branta canadensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Breeds from Prince William Sound and Mitkof Island south to northeastern California; winters from Washington to southern California. il. Branta canadensis ..."

2. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"Branta canadensis occidentalis. Winter visitant, breeding northeast of the Sierras. 172 c. ... Branta canadensis minima. Winter visitant, 174. BLACK BRANT. ..."

3. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Branta canadensis occidentalis. This bird is about the same size as the Canada ... Branta canadensis minima. This bird is really a r- -ture of'the Canada ..."

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