10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRENT GOOSE»
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BRENT GOOSE Branta bernida Polytypic. Three subspecies recognized here (
birds breeding north-east Siberia sometimes separated as fourth subspecies, 8. b
. orientalis, but included here within 8. b. nigricans): ( l ) Dark-bellied Brent Goose
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M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
Of these wetlands 1 1 qualify because of their Brent Goose numbers. Most of the
Pale-bellied Brent Geese which breed in Arctic Canada and west Greenland
winter on Irish shores and Whilde (1986) has indicated that Brent Geese have ...
The different populations of Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose and Pink-footed
Goose are shown in figures 38 and 39. The data for White-fronted Geese refer to
the population which breeds on the Russian tundra and winters in the coastal ...
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose race bernicla. Plain upperparts and white neck
collar. Juvenile (middle) lacks collar and has pale fringes to wing-coverts and
upperparts. Black Brant (third from right) with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. 1st-
winter ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
A52 (Zoology)] UF Black brant Brant goose Branta bemicla Branta bemicula
Branta nigricans Brent Brent-goose [Former heading] BT Branta Brant, Detective
Sergeant (Fictitious character) (Not Subd Geog) UF Detective Sergeant Brant ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
Brent Goose. PLATE CCCXCI. Male and Female. Tail of sixteen feathers,
rounded; bill and feet black; head and neck all round black, glossed with blue; a
small streak under the eye, a spot on the chin, and patch on each side of the neck
, white ...
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Birds of Lake, Pond, and Marsh: Water and Wetland Birds of ...
The male's two-syllable honk, "ke-ronk," is lower toned than the female's "kink
kink." Close relatives. Five Branta species range worldwide. In North America, the
only other resident Branta is the brent goose (B. bernicla), often called brant.
John Andrew Eastman, 1999
... pure a white ; and the flanks are of a more uniform ash-grey. The upper parts of
the body are darker, and the tips of the feathers are margined with reddish- white.
Legs black, tinged with reddish-brown. BRENT GOOSE. Anser Brenta, Flem.
Prideaux John Selby, 1833
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The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
Birds of the nominate subspecies, the Dark-bellied Brent Goose , are scarce but
regular winter and passage visitors in small numbers, most probably originating
from the large population which winters on the Wash. The Pale-bellied Brent ...
Dave Gamble, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Anser indicus (prob. &) [Bar-headed Goose] CHR. BRO: Russia (s of Lake Baikal
?) Hachisuka (Marquess) 1928; Hopkinson 1926;IZY1969,1982. × Branta
bernicla [Brent Goose] NHR?? Johnsgard lists this hybrid, but cites no primary
report.
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRENT GOOSE»
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UK faces 'negligible' risk from US bird flu
... from the UK to North America – just some species of waders that go to the Canadian Arctic to breed, and the light-bellied brent goose. «FarmersWeekly, Jun 15»
'Risk of AI reaching UK from US is negligible'
... that go to the Canadian Arctic to breed, and the Light Bellied Brent Goose. Any contact with birds from the mid-US is thought "very unlikely". «WorldPoultry.net, Jun 15»
What is Brent Oil?
... including the Brent goose. Brent is also an acronym for the differing layers of an oil field: Broom, Rannoch, Etieve, Ness, and Tarbat. Brent oil ... «CommodityHQ.com, Jun 15»
Dublin Bay awarded biosphere designation by Unesco
... number of mammals, birds, insects and plants, including protected specials like the Brent Goose, the Harbour Porpoise and the Little Tern. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Stornoway's frontman Brian Briggs on the band's new album Bonxie …
Given that Lindisfarne is one of the few UK locales where the pale-bellied sub-species of brent goose goes for the winter, we've made a ... «The Independent, May 15»
Rare bird sightings in County Clare
Meanwhile, a rare of sighting of a Canadian Black Brent Goose was recorded at Aughinish Island, near New Quay, on Monday. This is only the ... «The Clare Herald, Mar 15»
Birdwatch: Kingfisher
There have been a few surprises, too: a lone brent goose by the Huntspill Sluice; a flock of 50 or so avocets feeding on the opposite side of the ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Encyclopedia of the oil crash: B is for Bakken
But Royal Dutch Shell also used to name its oil fields after birds, in this case, the brent goose. Chris Sorensen. twitter-bird Tweet the A to Z of Oil ... «Macleans.ca, Feb 15»
Shell declares end of pipeline for Brent oilfield
*Shell initially named its fields after waterbirds: Brent is from the Brent goose, and was discovered in 1971 after Auk but before Cormorant, ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
Owl Tours for January 2015 from The Bird ID Company
... along the coast, and a single Black Brant (the American and East Siberian race of Brent Goose) has taken up residence with one group here. «Surfbirds News, Dec 14»
