Emperor goose


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(Zool.) a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.

See also: Emperor

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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While sitting on the beach, staring at the beautifully hand-painted emperor goose decoys, faint calls caught my attention.
When Kyle held up his beautiful emperor goose, the one he'd knocked down from shore, I could see why.
Quest for an EMPEROR: Closed for three decades, the hunt is on for one of North Americas most prized birds
We examined whether the number of days a female spent on autumn staging areas, the distance females moved in winter, or the number of days an emperor goose spent on her winter site varied among years or among birds that wintered in different regions (Fig.
An emperor goose that migrates directly from Nelson Lagoon to the YKD would reduce flight distance by approximately 300 km compared to one that migrates to Egegik Bay before crossing Bristol Bay.
The annual migration cycle of emperor geese in western Alaska
The lagoon is home as well to migrating and breeding Steller's eider (an officially threatened diving duck), tundra swans and the emperor goose. "These are lagoons essential to a whole suite of waterfowl, and there's reason to think a road going through it could have serious and negative consequences," said Stan Senner, executive director of the Audubon Society of Alaska.
In Alaska, a road marked with controversy
It slowly circles me, the endeared emperor goose who circles me.
Always Getting Ready: Upterrlainarluta Yup'ik Eskimo Subsistence in Southwest Alaska
Dust off your Emperor goose decoys Alaskans, the season is back!
Arkansas under siege: routine flooding is killing Green timber hunting
Key words: Alaska, Carex, emperor goose, Chen canagica, grazing lawn, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, videography
Flights were conducted in early June of 1999, 2003, and 2004, prior to hatching of emperor goose eggs.
Using videography to quantify landscape-level availability of habitat for grazers: an example with emperor geese in Western Alaska
Along with brant, I looked forward to seeing and photographing other specialties of the Delta, such as the emperor goose and spectacled eider.
Sprig on the Y-K Delta: a remote research station provides stunning views of nesting waterfowl
atlantica Greater Snow Goose Anser rossii Ross's Goose Anser canagicus Emperor Goose Branta canadensis interior Interior Canada Goose Branta c.
Tropical volcano, high predation pressure, and the breeding biology of Arctic waterbirds: a circumpolar review of breeding failure in the summer of 1992
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