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Barnacle goose, the Glossary

The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.^[1]

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Birds described in 1803
Birds of Iceland
Birds of Scandinavia
Branta
Taxa named by Johann Matthäus Bechstein

Adnei haSadeh

The Adnei haSadeh (meaning "human-like wild creatures") is an animal or legendary creature mentioned in ancient Jewish texts.

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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, or African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an independent international treaty developed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on Migratory Species.

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Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus (– 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the greatest medieval philosophers and thinkers.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Anser (bird)

Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese. Barnacle goose and Anser (bird) are geese.

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Arctic fox

The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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Barents Sea

The Barents Sea (also; Barentshavet,; Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters.

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Barnacle

Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea.

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Barnacle goose myth

The barnacle goose myth is a widely-reported historical misconception about the breeding habits of the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and brant goose (Branta bernicla). Barnacle goose and barnacle goose myth are geese.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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Brant (goose)

The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a small goose of the genus Branta. Barnacle goose and brant (goose) are birds of the Arctic, branta and geese.

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Branta

The black geese of the genus Branta are waterfowl belonging to the true geese and swans subfamily Anserinae. Barnacle goose and Branta are geese.

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Cackling goose

The cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a species of goose found in North America and East Asia. Barnacle goose and cackling goose are branta and geese.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canada goose

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Barnacle goose and canada goose are branta and geese.

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Celtic languages

The Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from Proto-Celtic.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical.

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Cosmographia (Sebastian Münster)

The Cosmographia ("Cosmography") from 1544 by Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) is the earliest German-language description of the world.

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County Kerry

County Kerry (Contae Chiarraí) is a county on the southwest coast of Ireland, within the province of Munster and the Southern Region.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Dolgy Island

Dolgy Island (остров До́лгий, meaning "Long Island") is an island in the Pechora Sea, northwest of the Khaypudyr Bay.

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Edward Heron-Allen

Edward Heron-Allen FRS (born Edward Heron Allen) (17 December 1861 – 28 March 1943) was an English polymath, writer, scientist and Persian scholar who translated the works of Omar Khayyam.

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Estonia

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.

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Fasting

Fasting is abstention from eating and sometimes drinking.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Fourth Council of the Lateran

The Fourth Council of the Lateran or Lateran IV was convoked by Pope Innocent III in April 1213 and opened at the Lateran Palace in Rome on 11 November 1215.

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Gerald of Wales

Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis; Gerallt Cymro; Gerald de Barri) was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Goose

A goose (geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. Barnacle goose and goose are geese.

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Goose barnacle

Goose barnacles, also called stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Halakha

Halakha (translit), also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and halocho, is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah.

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Hebrides

The Hebrides (Innse Gall,; Southern isles) are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Imprinting (psychology)

In psychology and ethology, imprinting is any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behaviour.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California

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John Gerard

John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London.

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Kanin Peninsula

The Kanin Peninsula is a large peninsula in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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Kashrut

(also or, כַּשְׁרוּת) is a set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish law.

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Lent

Lent (Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.

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Limpet

Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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North Sea

The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Novaya Zemlya

Novaya Zemlya (also,; Но́вая Земля́) is an archipelago in northern Russia.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.

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Plumage

Plumage is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers.

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Polar bear

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas.

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Pope Innocent III

Pope Innocent III (Innocentius III; 22 February 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death on 16 July 1216.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose

Also known as Barnacle Geese, Barnacle-goose, Branta leucopsis, Grollog, Rood Goose.

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Barnacle goose, the Glossary

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See also

Birds described in 1803

Birds of Iceland

Birds of Scandinavia

Branta

Taxa named by Johann Matthäus Bechstein

References