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	Goose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae.
		In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag, but in Asia the swan goose has been farmed for at least as long.
		Goose in its origins is one of the oldest words of the Indo-European languages, the modern names deriving from the proto-Indo-European root, ghans, hence Sanskrit hamsa (feminine hamsii), Latin anser, Greek khén etc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goose (446 words)

	Como Zoo - Swan Goose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Swan Geese were named because of their swan-like appearance.
		The Swan Goose is often found in the mouths of rivers, in lakes and in marshes.
		Swan Geese spend their winters further away from waterways, often on dry, barren steppes.
	www.comozooconservatory.org /zoo/swangoose.html (331 words)

	Goose article - Goose Canada Goose Scientific classification Animalia Chordata Aves - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The odd Magpie Goose is in a family of its own, the Anseranatidae.
		In non-technical use, the male goose is called a "gander" (Anglo-Saxon gandra) and the female is the "goose".
		There are Mother Goose tales, such as a farmwife might have told; there is the proverbial goose that laid the golden eggs, warning about the perils of greed.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Goose (600 words)

	Swan and Goose Identification
		The mute swan (C. olor) is an introduced Eurasian species that occurs in North American avicultural collections and in the wild primarily along the east coast, Great Lakes and in other limited areas of the United States.
		This happens when trumpeter and tundra swans occur together but are not entirely intermingled (trumpeters remain at one end of the flock as a group).
		Swans are large all white (adult) or gray (juvenile) birds with a wing span of 6 to 8 feet.
	www.stuorg.iastate.edu /swan/pamphlet.html (1221 words)

	Swans of Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Sanctuary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Swans are flightless during July and August when the cygnets are too young to fly and the adults are flightless during the annual moult.
		In Hinduism the swan and goose are interchangeable in myth and legend.
		Swans can also be shape-shifters, as creatures of water, earth and air they can command all three elements; they can also assume human form but can always be recognized by having a gold or silver chain round the neck.
	www.geocities.com /lrws_org/swanfacts.html (846 words)

	birds template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Goose is a water bird closely related to the duck and swan.
		Goose down is widely used as stuffing in pillows and mattresses and as a lightweight, insulating material in sleeping bags and outdoor clothing.
		The swan goose is brown, with a fl bill and orange legs.
	www.worldbook.com /features/birds/html/types_swim_goose.html (1058 words)

	Anseriformes; Ducks, Geese, Swans and Screamers
		Swans are among the largest birds commonly seen and the 7 species occur on most continents (not in Africa or Antarctica).
		Whooper, Trumpeter and Bewick swans are migratory, breeding in the tundra.
		The white farmyard goose is a familiar sight in many countries where it is bred for its eggs and meat.
	www.earthlife.net /birds/anseriformes.html (2618 words)

	Swan goose - Anser cygnoides: More Information - ARKive
		The swan goose is a large goose with a striking, bi-coloured neck.
		The swan goose is protected by law in Russia, Mongolia, South Korea and some Chinese provinces (2).
		A Swan Goose Conservation Programme has been established in collaboration with the Russian Goose and Swan Study Group (RGSSG) and the Japanese Association for Wild Geese Protection (JAWGP), which is involved in coordinating research and conservation programmes involving this species (5).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Anser_cygnoides/more_info.html (516 words)

	Goose - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)

Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae.

This goose was exposed near a stand selling produces such as foie gras.

Geese can be roasted as a whole bird, though their size precludes this preparation except for banquets and other festive meals (such as on Christmas).

open-encyclopedia.com /Goose (628 words)

	* Swan - (Animals): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Swans are the largest of the water fowl and among the most graceful despite their size.
		The trumpeter swan, largest and rarest of the world's eight swan species, was once a common nesting bird in north, west, and central North America...
		Black Swans are from 44 to 55 inches with a wing span of 6 feet.
	www.bestknows.com /animals/swan.html (656 words)

	Swan Goose -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides, is a large (Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks) goose breeding in (A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia) Mongolia and eastern (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia.
		It has a long neck, long fl bill, brown cap and pale underparts apart from some belly streaking; the upperparts are brown and the legs are orange.
		This is a rare goose of the (Extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)) steppes and mountain valleys, which breeds near marshes and other wetlands, laying 5-10 (Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sw/swan_goose.htm (239 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		The verbal meaning "jab in the rear" (c.1880) is possibly from resemblance of the upturned thumb to a goose's beak.
		Goose bumps (1933) was earlier goose flesh (c.1810) and goose skin (1785).
		Goose step (1806) originally was a military drill to teach balance; "to stand on each leg alternately and swing the other back and forth" (which, presumably, reminded someone of a goose's way of walking); in reference to "marching without bending the knees" (as in Nazi military reviews) it apparently is first recorded 1916.
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=swan&searchmode=phrase (477 words)

	The Swan and The Goose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
		The master of a house brought up a swan and a goose both together; the one for his eare, the other for his belly.
		This mistake had cost the swan her life, if she had not sung in that very instant, and discover'd her self; by which means she both sav'd her life, and express'd her nature.
	tomsdomain.com /aesop/id146.htm (218 words)

	* Swan - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This Swan feeds principally by partially immersing the body and extending the neck under water, in the manner of fresh-water Ducks and some species of Geese, when the feet are often seen working in the air, as if to aid in preserving the balance...
		The Mute Swan is originally from Europe and Central Asia as far as China but there are feral populations that have spread to most places with a temperate climate...
		The mute swan is one of seven swan species found world-wide and was introduced to New Zealand from 1866...
	www.bestknows.com /bird/swan.html (582 words)

	Cygnus
		The swan might well be the image of the divinely inspired poet, of the sacred priesthood, of the white-robed druid, of the Norse skald and so on.
		The swan which dies singing and sings dying thereby becomes the symbol of the primary desire which is sexual desire.
		This was the role of the 'Nile goose' in Ancient Egypt.' and again, that of the hamsa which incubated the Brahmanda on the primeval waters in Indian tradition; and lastly, there was the egg produced by Leda and Zeus, from which emerged the Dioscuri, each capped by half the egg and figures of its differentiation.
	www.winshop.com.au /annew/Cygnus.html (3895 words)

	Goose at exZOOberance!
		Goose, common name for a number of species of water birds of the same family as ducks and swans.
		The blue goose, a bluish-gray bird with a white head, was long thought to be a separate species but is now known to be a color phase of the snow goose.
		Among the true geese of Eurasia, the greylag is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic geese; the Chinese goose is an exception, being a heavyset descendant of the slender swan goose of Asia.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/goose/goose.htm (617 words)

	SWAN GOOSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Was it a swan or a cross between the Canada.G and a barn yard variety?I wondered.
		Swan, because of its large size and longer bill but its wing bars and loud honking made me think that it was closer to a Canada.
		Unlike the domestic variety popularly known as the Chinese Goose in the Old Country, this free-flying Swan.G gander(Gander; judging from its aggressive nature)I saw in the pond didn't have a large knob at the base of the upper mandible, nor did it have a keele another feature of the domestic ones.
	www3.sympatico.ca /ramkamla/sg.htm (300 words)

	Species Account Summary
		Goose 1 remained perched on a rock; in close vicinity of the swan during the entire observation time.
		When the Goose 3 flew back to where Goose 2 was located, both flew over the female swan, landed in a small pond within thirty feet of her, and remained there for more than 45 minutes.
		The goose came out of the water and stood on shore, preening (it seemed as if it was teasing the tiger); the tiger crouched low and slowly crept forward.
	www.uwrf.edu /biology/electives_dir/444_dir/VSmith/ornspecacct.htm (7021 words)

	Geese (from duck, goose, and swan) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Swans are gracefully long-necked, heavy-bodied, big-footed birds that glide majestically when swimming and fly with slow wingbeats and with necks outstretched.
		The English physicist and chemist Joseph Swan produced an early electric light bulb and invented the dry photographic plate.
		According to one story a Mistress Elizabeth Goose (Vergoose, or Vertigoose), who lived in Boston, Mass., in the late 17th century, recited rhymes to her grandchildren.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-199795?tocId=199795 (789 words)

	Duck Goose & Swan Pages
		You want to catch your ducks, geese, and swans with great care and, if a net is necessary, use a soft fish net that is sufficiently large to catch the bird or use help herd a bird or group of birds from one pen to another.
		Swans feed much more slowly than ducks so if there is not sufficient food for all present, then the swans are unlikely to get all they need.
		Of course, where the swans are brooding their own young, you must have a shallowp an with feed available to them unless an adequate and continual supply of nutritious greens are thrown into the water for them to forage upon.
	www.gamebird.com /ducksgeeseswans2.html (2249 words)

	Swans (from duck, goose, and swan) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The most majestic of the waterfowl, swans are graceful in the air and stately on the water.
		The male swan is called a cob; the female, a pen.
		A description and a sketch of the Swan made by Johann DeWitt of Utrecht (the sketch copied by Arend van Buchell) have proved most useful in attempts to reconstruct the form of the Elizabethan theatre.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-199796?tocId=199796&ct= (845 words)

	Goose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag Goosegreylag, but in Asia the Swan Gooseswan goose/ has been farmed for at least as long.
		The three perching ducks in the genus ''Nettapus'' are named as pygmy geese, such as the Cotton Pygmy Goosecotton pygmy goose, ''Nettapus javanica'', but are true duck/s.
		Leona Whitman gets goose bumps when she thinks about the community support she s witnessed.
	www.infothis.com /find/Goose (851 words)

	Chapter 1. ORIGINS AND BREEDS OF DOMESTIC GEESE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		From the tropics, there is the Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) from Africa, the Nene goose (Branta sandvicensis) from the Hawaiian Islands, the Bar-headed goose (Anser Indicus) from India and central Asia, the Northern Spur-winged goose (Plectropectus gambensis) from Africa and the Semipalmated (magpie) goose (Anseranas semipalmata) from Australia and New Guinea.
		This goose is a white goose with orange shanks and an orange beak.
		The Embden is a white goose with relatively tight feathering, an erect stand, orange shanks and an orange beak.
	www.fao.org /docrep/005/y4359E/y4359e03.htm (2209 words)

	Confusing Domestic Geese
		Another species of goose that has been domesticated is the Swan Goose, native to eastern Eurasia and sometimes called a Chinese goose.
		A domestic swan goose usually has a large knob at the base of the bill (the wild form lacks this).
		Its Canada Goose heritage is very apparent from the dark neck, facial pattern, and overall body pattern, but the white behind the bill and the long red bill itself point to a domestic goose parent.
	birds.cornell.edu /crows/domgeese.htm (841 words)

	Swans
		The male swan is called a "cob" and the female a "pen" The old Latin word for swan is "cygnus", so the young are "cygnets".
		Unlike our native swans it has a fl knob on the upper bill In olden times a young swan was a table delicacy and, in England, all swans have belonged to the crown since 1482.
		The whistling swan's voice is not so much a whistle as it is like soft musical laughter varied with long whoops and clucking sounds.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/600-699/nb616.htm (608 words)

	Oxford World's Classics (Aesop's Fables)
		A wealthy man wanted to raise a goose and a swan together but for different purposes: the swan was for singing and the goose was for eating.
		The time came for the goose to meet his appointed fate and have his throat cut.
		The swan then declared his true nature by bursting into a swan-song, and thus narrowly escaped from death.
	www.mythfolklore.net /aesopica/oxford/303.htm (125 words)

	Goose SG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The 4th annual meeting was held in January 1999 in Matsushima Bay, Japan to focus on the goose populations from East Asia, and again on the Lesser White-fronted Goose.
		In the Netherlands an international meeting on the management of thriving goose populations was held in October 1997 in Zwolle with speakers from both North America and Europe.
		The most recent achievement of the Goose Specialist Group is an impressive compilation (edited by Jesper Madsen, Tony Fox and Gill Cracknell) of our knowledge on the status and distribution of the goose populations of the western palearctic.
	www.wetlands.org /networks/Goose/Goose.htm (1438 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Conference approves of revival of the regular waterfowl conferences initiated by the Board of the Goose and Swan Study Group of Eastern Europe and North Asia.
		The Conference voted for rename of the Goose and Swan Study Group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (GSSG) into the Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group of the North Eurasia (GSDSG).
		The Conference expresses concern for the fact that, while the goose numbers rapidly increase all over the world, almost all goose and some duck species inhabiting East Asia (particularly populations wintering in China) are dramatically declining in numbers.
	www.wetlands.org /networks/Goose/Resol_MoscowJan2001.doc (687 words)

	Goose Fat -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae.
		Luke the Goose is a fictional character from the Donald Duck universe.
		The Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē, ''Branta sandvicensis'', is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/63/goose-fat.html (966 words)

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