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Canada goose

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a kind of large gray goose, Branta canadensis, with a black head and neck and white cheek patches.

See: barren goose,bustard,Canada(def. 6),Canada honker,Canadian goose,gray goose,gronker,honker,outarde,wild goose

Quotations

1795

Canada goose, or Pisk-a-sish, as it is called by the Indians, as well as the English in Hudson's Bay . . . does differ in plumage from the former. . . .

1959

The Canada Goose with its . . . graceful V-formation, and unforgettable honking cry, is one of Canada's favourite waterfowl.