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Definition of Branta bernicla
1. Noun. The best known variety of brant goose.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Branta Bernicla
Literary usage of Branta bernicla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"RANGE.— Arctic islands and coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, south in winter to
southern Europe and eastern United States. a. [Branta bernicla bernicla. ..."
2. The Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 by Lynds. Jones, William Leon Dawson (1902)
"Branta bernicla (Linn.). Description.—Adult: Head and neck all around and fore
breast (all ... No. 12. WHITE-BELLIED BRANT. AO U No. 173a. Branta bernicla ..."
3. The Water-fowl Family by Leonard Cutler Sanford, Louis Bennett Bishop, Theodore Strong Van Dyke (1903)
"The note distinguishes it from the larger geese, being a low honk. The flesh is
excellent. COMMON BRANT (Branta bernicla) Similar to Branta bernicla ..."
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