In his book Obsolete English Names of North American Birds and Their Modern Equivalents (1988), Banks notes that the Canada goose has had many other names, including “tundra goose,” “common wild goose,” and “ring-neck goose.”. The windpipe is dead space. Unfortunately I had other things to do then waste my time on this…but I just happened to stumble on this board and this reponse was created for the idiot on Amazon.com. But probably rather a Baltic *žansa- (or something).
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Adult geese produce one to three pounds of droppings per day per bird. And as a matter of fact the term “West Coast America” excludes Alaska in my usage; at least, I never think of Alaska when I talk about the West Coast, and I think that’s true of most people. In addition he has his supercharger, evolved from the gills of an amphibianlike ancestor Worked in bellows fashion by the flight muscles, connecting directly with the bloodstream, those air-intake organs let him burn his fuel as fast as necessary. Only somewhat upstream, no doubt, from the confluence with the Congo, which is why linguists talk confusingly of the Benue-Congo as well as the larger group (all of which rivers the Victorian Japanese placed erroneously in Asia). In general it seems
Harassment and scare tactics include: Like most birds, geese rely more on vision than on their other senses to avoid danger, so visual stimuli can be effective. I’ve heard it called Canadian Goose by Americans and illiterates (the same people who can’y tell “your” and “you’re” apart). Chico, CA 95973. Flag designs using a large plastic garbage bag on a pole. International Wildlife Museum (Tucson)
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html. https://www.air-journal.fr/2010-08-30-dans-le-ciel-dair-france-le-30-aout-1933-naissance-d%E2%80%99air-france-510231.html Stop feeding geese: When the diets of geese are no longer supplemented with handouts and they have to depend on the natural food supply, some or all the geese will move elsewhere. A common name is not formal and therefore cannot be wrong.. just less common, less useful, or even less accepted. 1.Canadian Geese American Heritage Dictionary Indo-European Roots Appendix There’s an article about this on Tetrapod Zoology somewhere, probably pictureless by now. For immediate results, use plants that are at least 30 inches tall to prevent geese from seeing over them, and plant them densely or in a staggered pattern to prevent geese from walking through gaps. ktschwarz: Finnish Kanadanhanhi (Kanadan is genitive case). Also, no the bird cannot be called a North American Goose. But as lawns have proliferated, more and more of these grassland-adapted birds are staying put in urban and suburban areas year-round, where some people regard … I don’t know, I see your point but it seems pretty theoretical. DWDS (Der deutsche Wortschatz von 1600 bis heute) Place plants densely or in a staggered pattern to prevent geese from viewing a passage through the area. And check out our books about the English language. Chinese virus (Trump et al.)
(Fig. The species was introduced long ago to Great Britain (and other parts of mainland Europe) and is very well established. Barry Guy works for American states – perhaps because some don’t really have adjectives (Wisconsinian cheese? I thought it was a song about speedballing. ), I assumed it was a typo, but now I’m curious. The “normal” usage is to use adjectives. "Evidence that the internet is not as idiotic as it often looks. Accurate and complete information about wild birds from a professional ornithologist. (Cf. In the wild, their life span ranges between 10 and 24 years. ), Historically it had mostly been called Guinea. In French the official name is (la) bernache du Canada as opposed to similar species in other continents, but in everyday conversation simply (la) bernache.
However, this doesn’t stop it from being used, such as in the Puerto Rican worm lizard, which brings me to this page. They all had Canada Goose. ), “Sudan” is of course “(Land of the) Blacks” etymologically, and “Guinea” probably is, too: unfortunately “Nigeria” is already taken, and anyway comes from the name of the river, which seems to resemble Latin “niger” only by chance, as you say. Thus, for anyone saying here that one of these names is right while the other is wrong, their argument rests on assumptions that are themselves invalid – as pointed out using sarcasm in the post above. I’ve only heard them called Canadian geese. Remember, the official name for any bird is its Latin name. It’s never been Canadian Goose as this short article suggests. And most Canadians who know proper English know that you can’t change a proper noun like Canada to Canadian when there are multiples of a proper noun. Norwegian is nearly all-K (also QU becomes KV in most loans) perhaps because it has an official body that decides on how to accept such things, as they do in France. Pterosaurs apparently evolved much the same system using big balloon-like wings, but how anyone could believe after five minutes’ reflection that anything muscle-powered weighing 250 kg could take off and fly, as opposed to gliding down cliffs or something, is beyond me. with assistance from WDFW Biologists Rich Beausoleil and Rocky Spencer Low barriers may not deter flying geese from entering an area. It has adapted to live all across the US and into Mexico too. I would correct, and possibly scoff at anyone who called it otherwise (except for the Latin). Reposition poles with flags and streamers once per day. In private water bodies, cutting and filling can provide a stable substrate on which to plant a barrier of aquatic plants. I am surprised to see that a lot of people commenting from the U.S. have only heard these geese called Canada geese. On the world (or more properly the orthogonality) of Ghyll, the fastest form of freight is provided by tame horks, large but still flight-capable birds. I would likely have thought it was a different (but related or similar-looking) species of goose. Beautiful birds, I enjoy watching and hearing them fly over. But if you think that these regional lists enshrine local popular usage, think again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_River. Google +. Strangely the newest two states might be exceptions (Hawaiian pineapple, Alaskan oil fields), being treated like countries, but maybe I’m fooling myself. the only ophthalmologist to date to win a Nobel Prize. But why stop there? an explanation why elephants don’t get larger. Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (1896-1912) Canada geese are particularly attracted to mowed lawns around homes, golf courses, parks, and similar areas next to larger bodies of open water. Because, as a bird, it must have been a hindlimb-powered launcher. You can’t just change names at whim because you have a website with your name on it. Trond Engen on NOV SHMOZ KA POP. (Ornithologists love to sound scientific, which is why they delight in saying things like ‘a term for geese of the Branta genus, when I suspect it would be more accurate to say that ‘it was formerly used for Branta bernicla and Branta leucopsis when the two were considered one species’.). ), Actually, once you take Hawaii into account …. Canada goose tracks are often seen on mudflats in conjunction with their sausage-shaped droppings. Just as a point of interest, the Recent Comments at this moment include only pre-Word Press ALL CAPS post titles: Carroll on CANADIAN GEESE. And why not?). Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana New England Wildlife, Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution
If there is a large, active flock of geese nearby, you will likely observe several obvious visual displays, especially during the breeding period (Fig. I think it’s really neat that leglessness in squamates appears to have evolved at least three separate times.
Dogs may not be appropriate, however, in residential areas, parks with continuous public use, areas bisected by roadways, and large water bodies. Ornithologists, and people who are familiar with this usage, are adamant that this should be the correct form. In any case they are free to travel over the border, without government-issued ID cards or travel documents. I love the German word ‘Architekt’ which has both, and so doesn’t look very consequent, but I bet it is (because German).
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