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Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis

Bean Goose
Anser fabalis

Brent Goose
Branta bernicla

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis

Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons

Greylag Goose
Anser anser

Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus

Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus

Red-breasted Goose
Branta ruficollis

Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens

The North American Geese: Their Biology and Behavior

Paul A. Johnsgard

2016

"There are eight currently recognized species of North American geese: emperor, greater white-fronted, snow, Ross's, Canada and cackling, barnacle, and brant geese. The North American Geese describes each species' geographic range and subspecies, its identification traits, weights and measurements, and criteria for its age and sex determination. Ecological and behavioural information includes each species' breeding and wintering habitats, its foods and foraging behaviour, its local and long distance movements, and its relationships with other species. Reproductive information includes each species' age of maturity, pair-bond pattern, pair-forming behaviours, usual clutch sizes and incubation periods, brooding behaviour, and postbreeding behaviour. Mortality sources and rates of egg, young, and adult losses are summarized, and the past and current populations of all species are estimated."

The Barnacle Goose

Jeffrey M Black, Jouke Prop, Kjell Larsson

2014

"This book represents a culmination of more than 25 years of Barnacle Goose research. It represents the story of one of Europe's most celebrated long-term behavioral studies, detailing the lives of these social and sociable birds. Chapters include sections on pair formation and bonding, family and population dynamics, brood parasitism, food and feeding, size and shape in different populations, life cycle, survivorship, dispersal, migration, and conservation, with particular regard to climate change. It is a rigorous and thorough examination of the lives of these birds, in fine Poyser tradition."

The Social Life of Greylag Geese: Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Functions in an Avian Model System

Editor: Isabella BR Scheiber, Brigitte Weiss, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal

Cambridge University Press

2013

"The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than 20 years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex bird society, placing it in an evolutionary framework and drawing on a range of approaches, including behavioural (personality, aggression, pair bonding and clan formation), physiological, cognitive and genetic. With contributions from leading researchers, the chapters provide valuable insight into historic and recent research on the social behaviour of geese. All aspects of goose and bird sociality are discussed in the context of parallels with mammalian social organisation, making this a fascinating resource for anyone interested in integrative approaches to vertebrate social systems."

Review of European Flyways of the Lesser White-Fronted Goose Anser Erythropus

John H. Marchant and Andy J. Musgrove

British Trust For Ornithology

2013

From the introduction:

"The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (hereafter LWfG) is a small, highly migratory, Arctic - nesting goose that occupies a breeding range from Scandinavia east ward to Chukotka in eastern Siberia, and in winter occurs in scattered localities between western Europe and eastern China (del Hoyo et al 1992). Escapes and a few vagrants have been recorded in North America but breeding populations are confined to the Palearctic. Although broad from west to east, the LWfG's breeding range occupies a narrow range of latitudes, essentially at the meeting of the tundra and taiga zones, overlapping with the southern edge of the range occupied by breeding Greater White-fronted Geese A. albifrons albifrons and A. a. frontalis in Arctic Russia. The main wintering grounds of LWfG are located in northeast Greece, on the coastal plains south and west of the Caspian Sea, in the Mesopotamian region of Iraq and in the Lower Yangtze Valley in southeast China. There are many records, however, of small partie s or individual birds scattered at similar latitudes across the Palaearctic, west to the UK and Spain."

Habitat use by Avocet and Dark-bellied Brent Geese on the Deben Estuary over the high tide period

Neil Calbrade & Nick Mason

British Trust For Ornithology

2012

"This study investigates the use of habitats on the Deben Estuary in Suffolk by Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta and Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta bernicla bernicla over the high tide period."

International Species Management Plan for the Svalbard Population of the Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

Compiled by Jesper Madsen & James H. Williams

AEWA

2012

Prepared by The Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark. Prepared and printed with financial support from The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management.

From the executive summary: "The African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) calls for means to manage populations which cause conflicts with certain human economic activities. The Svalbard population of the Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus has been selected as the first test case for such an international species management plan to be developed. The Pink-footed Goose is classified as having a 'Favourable Conservation Status' within Europe and a species of 'Least Concern' using IUCN's global Red List criteria. Numbers of the Svalbard-breeding population of Pink-footed Goose, although the smaller of the two biogeographical populations, have increased considerably over the past decades, reaching an estimated population size of 69,000 individuals in 2010. The continued growth of the Svalbard population is a conservation success story, yet its increasing population size, along with other goose species, has progressively brought them into conflict with agricultural interests as well as having other environmental and social implications."

International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis

Compiled by Peter Cranswick, Lavinia Raducescu, Geoff Hilton, Nicky Petkov

AEWA

2012

Prepared by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, UK.

From the executive summary: "The Red-breasted Goose is a globally threatened species. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species suffered a large and rapid decline in population size following 2000, and is now highly concentrated at a relatively low number of sites, increasing its vulnerability to threats. It is assigned a high level of protection under international environmental agreements and legislations . The Red-breasted Goose breeds in Arctic Russia and migrates in winter around the northern and western coasts of the Black Sea. It occurs almost entirely in five countries - Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Roman ia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine – which therefore have a special responsibility for the conservation of the species."

Evolution and Taxonomy of White-Cheeked Geese

Bertin W. Anderson

2010

From the foreword:

"The author has done an excellent job presenting a case for geographic variation of white-cheeked geese across the North American continent. He argues passionately against the currently accepted belief that there is clinal variation in white-cheeked geese with size inversely related to latitude. His case is strong when he calls attention to scientists accepting taxonomic nomenclature or classification of a white-cheeked goose specimen from an expert without checking the validity or accuracy of the assigned species or subspecies. I am a firm believer that good taxonomy is based on good ecology. If that is true, then Dr. Bertin W. Anderson's work is important and should be taken seriously. Dr. Anderson is a dedicated, highly regarded ornithologist and scientist. In this book his purpose is to have the reader put aside his views or the views of others and to use sound scientific procedure to judge the taxonomic nomenclature that he put forward. The author argues convincingly that the present taxonomic nomenclature as approved by the AOU's not correct."

Wild Skeins and Winter Skies: Paintings and Observations of Pink-footed Geese

James McCallum

2009

"Wild Skeins and Winter Skies explores, in paint, the lives of pink-footed geese. Over ninety paintings, each painted outdoors, depict many aspects of the birds' behaviour and show them in an array of weather conditions. Short notes add additional detail to the images and help evoke a sense of 'being there'. In further chapters the artist describes his approach to painting from life, shares accounts of memorable days spent watching geese and explains much of the birds' behaviour. This knowledge has been gathered over the last fifteen winters and represents hundreds of hours of field observation. The combination of acute observation and artistic skill provides a deep insight in to the lives of these wonderful birds. There are chapters explaining the behaviour and habits of the geese and another describing the artist's approach to painting the wild geese outdoors from life. Short texts accompany each painting giving further insight into the situations portrayed."

Song of the North Wind: Story of the Snow Goose

Paul A. Johnsgard

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries

2009

This is a revised, electronic edition of a book that was originally published in 1974. This online electronic edition contains a new "Afterword" by the author, with updated migration maps and additional bibliographical references.

"A life history of the snow goose, based on a fictionalized account of a year in the life of a snow goose family. Many Native American myths and quotes are included."

Analysis of Islay goose datasets to determine the effects of scaring and management factors on goose distributions: Phase II

David Douglas, Graham Austin, Chris Wernham and Mark Rehfisch

British Trust for Ornithology

2009

"BTO Scotland has been contracted by the Scottish Executive Environmental and Rural Affairs Department (now Scottish Government: Rural and Environment Research and Analysis Directorate) to conduct an analysis of datasets, collected between the winter seasons of 1992/93 a nd 2006/07, on wintering Greenland White- fronted Goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris) and Greenland Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) populations on Islay, Argyll. A programme of scaring (shooting and non-shooting scaring devices) has been in operation on the island since 2000/01 as part of the Islay Goose Management Scheme, with the aim of reducing the extent of agricultural damage by geese on Islay. The main aspect of this current project is to investigate whether the datasets collected within this scheme can be used to determine the effectiveness of the various scaring techniques."

Flight of the Wild Geese

Graham Uney

2008

"The sight of strings of wild Barnacle geese flying overhead, with a noisy chorus of honking, will be a familiar sight to many. However, following their migration, little is known about the lives of these sociable geese. "Flight of the Wild Geese" tells the story of the winter wildlife of the Solway Firth, that wonderfully wild estuary set between the rugged hills of Cumbria and the rolling farmland, moors and forests of Dumfries and Galloway. It explores the links that these beautiful places share with the most remote islands of the North Atlantic, and with the stunning landscapes of the high Arctic. This is a book of birds, of people, and of places.The author's sea journey takes in a number of remote islands, beginning with the two Scottish outliers of North Rona and Sula Sgeir, then venturing ever northwards via the stunning rocky coasts of the Faroe Islands, the black-sand volcanics of Jan Mayen, and the great sea bird colonies of Bear Island before encountering pack ice in the vast sea channel of Storfjorden. Here, in Svalbard's Arctic waters, ivory gulls roamed the ice islands searching for food, while seals hunted the open flats between. Arctic wildlife filled every space, backed by an array of glistening snow peaks, their glaciers carving rivers of ice down to the sea. This was the author's first view of Svalbard - Kingdom of the Ice Bear.The author also reflects on his life as a writer, photographer and environmental surveyor. Growing up in the flatlands of East Yorkshire where his love of wildlife was instilled, he yearned to know more about where the winter-visiting birds went during the summer. He learnt a great deal about waders, ducks, geese and swans at the Humber Estury but, once these birds had migrated to cooler climes in the summer, their lives were a mystery. Later in life and with the Solway Firth on his doorstep, where some of the largest numbers of geese are to be found, he decided to find out."

International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Lesser White-fronted Goose (Western Palearctic Population) Anser erythropus

Compiled by Tim Jones, Kirsten Martin, Boris Barov & Szabolcs Nagy

AEWA

2008

Prepared with financial support from: the Ministry of the Environment of Finland; the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; the Directorate for Nature Management of Norway; and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

From the executive summary: "The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus is globally threatened, being recognised as Vulnerable by IUCN and ranked by BirdLife International as 'SPEC 1' within Europe, denoting a European species of global conservation concern. It is listed on Annex 1 of the European Council Directive on the conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC, 2 April 1979), in Column A of the Action Plan under the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) and in Annex II 'Strictly protected species' of the Bern Convention. Lesser White-fronted Geese are long-distance Palearctic migrants, currently breeding discontinuously in the sub-arctic zone from northern Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia. The wintering/staging areas and migration routes are only partially known."

The Calls of Ducks and Geese

Kevin Colver and Lang Elliott

2008

"This title contains a book & CD. It features sounds of 50 North American waterfowl species. A full-colour photograph complements each bird's description. Learn the songs and calls of 50 waterfowl species found across North America. An audio soundtrack combined with detailed text and beautiful colour photographs make this a useful guide for any birder. From the distinctive quack of the American black duck and whistled "peep" of the cinnamon teal to the cuckoo-like call of the pied-billed grebe and yodel of the yellow-billed loon, this package covers waterfowl species in an easy-to-use format. It includes dabblers, sea ducks, geese, and other waterfowl."

Productivity of Lesser Snow Geese on Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, in 1995-1998

Gustaf Samelius, James R. Hines Jr., Ray T. Alisauskas

2008?

"Objectives were to gather information on the number of nesting geese, nesting success, and gosling survival; evaluate the impact of weather and predation on the productivity of geese; and determine the impact of grazing by geese on plant communities."

The White-Cheeked Geese: Taxonomy, Ecophysiographic Relationships Biogeography, and Evolutionary Considerations, Volume 2

Harold C. Hanson

2007

The White-Cheeked Geese: Taxonomy, Ecophysiographic Relationships Biogeography, and Evolutionary Considerations, Volume 1

Harold C. Hanson

2006

Guide to Ducks and Geese

Chuck Hagner and Tom Vezo

2006

"Common, numerous, and often easy to observe, ducks and geese are nonetheless sometimes difficult to identify. This straightforward introduction to ducks and geese will help you put a name to almost every duck or goose you'll find in the wild. It offers large, colourful photos of every species found in North America - dabbling ducks, diving ducks, and geese - as well as the loons, grebes, and other waterbirds you're most likely to see. In most cases, both a male and a female in breeding plumage are shown. Accompanying text describes the species' habits, behaviours, characteristics, and calls - information that will help anyone appreciate these wild creatures and make a positive ID in the field."

International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota

Compiled by James A. Robinson and Kendrew Colhoun

AEWA

2006

Prepared with the financial support of National Parks & Wildlife Service (Dublin), Environment & Heritage Service (Belfast), and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.

From the executive summary: "The East Canadian High Arctic (ECHA) Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota breeds in Canada's eastern Queen Elizabeth Islands with the great majority wintering on the coastline of the island of Ireland and smaller numbers on the Channel Islands and the northern coasts of France and Spain. It is protected under the general provisions of the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC) (Birds Directive), the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) and the Canada–U.S. Migratory Birds Convention 1916. The population is listed under Category A2 of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), because there are only between 10,000 and 25,000 individuals in the population."

The Geese of Beaver Bog

Bernd Heinrich

2004

"In the summer of 1998, award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich found himself the unwitting - but doting - foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep. Good-natured, spirited Peep drew Heinrich into her world - one he found to be filled with as much color and drama as that of her human counterparts. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Heinrich set out to observe and understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese, or honkers, living in the beaver bog adjacent to his rural Vermont home. His presence in the bog, at all hours, in all weather, became as commonplace as that of the local beavers and birds. The resident geese learned that Heinrich could be trusted, enabling him to watch and record their daily routines from up close. Heated battles over territory, mysterious nest raids, jealousy over a lover's inattention, all are recounted here in an engaging, anecdotal narrative that sheds light on how geese live and why they behave as they do. Far from staid or predictable, the lives of geese are packed with adventure and full of surprises."

Proceedings of the 2003 International Canada Goose Symposium

Editor: Timothy J. Moser et al

2003

Papers from the symposium held in Madison, Wisconsin on March 19-21, 2003.

The Snow Geese: A Story of Home

William Fiennes

2002

"Every spring, millions of geese embark on an arduous three-thousand-mile migration from their winter quarters in the southern United States to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic. One year William Fiennes decided to go with them. Intrigued by what he'd read about the birds' amazing annual journey, Fiennes was also desperate to emerge from a period of illness and from the belief that, at age twenty-six, his life had ground to a halt. The story of his voyage turns out to be about a great deal more than geese. A blend of memoir, natural history, and travel writing, The Snow Geese is also about homecoming: the birds on their long homeward journey north, the romance of homecomings, the urge to leave home and the even stronger need to return. The arc of Fiennes's extraordinary adventure is the backbone of a narrative rich in meditations on philosophy and natural science, and deeply perceptive in its descriptions of both physical and emotional travel. Already being compared with Bruce Chatwin and Barry Lopez, William Fiennes is a gifted writer with a voice that is thoughtful, wry, and keenly observant. His book thrums with ideas, with stories and anecdotes, with humankind as well as with birds. The joy of being alive, of being on the move, and - above all - of returning home are poignantly captured in this intelligent, exuberant book, a debut of great delicacy and distinction."

Ecology of the Egyptian Goose at Holkham Park, Norfolk

Bryan Sage

2002

Wild Goose Winter: Observations of Geese in North Norfolk

James McCallum

2001

"A collection of over seventy paintings and numerous colour sketches of wild geese in the North Norfolk landscape and against ever-changing skies. A full account of the three main species: Pinkfeet, Brent and White fronts, with shorter sections on the less regular and rare visitors. The opening chapter gives a full account of their fascinating lives and behaviour. With foreword by Robert Gillmor. Wild Goose Winter is in full colour throughout its 114 pages and is limited to 1,500 copies. The first 50 copies are a special edition with hand-coloured etchings on the front, back and spine."

Goose Populations of the Western Palaearctic: A Review of the Status and Distribution

Editor: Jesper Madsen, Gill Cracknell, Tony Fox

1999

"This work reviews the status, trends, distribution, ecology, conservation and management of 23 populations of geese breeding and wintering in the Western Palearctic. It synthesises monitoring data and research results compiled by the Goose Specialist Group of Wetlands International since the 1950s."

Geese: A Pictorial Study

Tricia Veasey

1999

"This useful reference presents over a hundred full color photographs of the common Canada goose, the Cackling goose, Richardson's goose and the Brandt in natural habitats and a wide variety of classic and unusual positions. Tricia Veasey has artistically captured on film the structural details, feather patterns, colors and body forms of geese as they appear in both land and water locations. Geese is an exquisite compilation which should become a high-standard source book for artists, carvers, taxidermists and naturalists alike."

Complete Waterfowl Studies, Volume 3: Geese & Swans

Bruce Burk

1999

"Geese and Swans covers our goose and swan species of North America, plus the Nene Goose of Hawaii, the Barnacle Goose of Europe, the beautiful little Red-Breasted Goose and Lesser White-Fronted Goose of Europe and Asia, and the mute swan which is native to Europe."

The Giant Canada Goose

Harold C. Hanson

2nd edition

1997

"This work outlines the history of the rediscovery of the giant Canada goose. The author then goes on to describe its physical characteristics, breeding range, migration patterns, wintering grounds, and nesting patterns."

The Private Eye: Observing Snow Geese

Mary Burns

1996

"A kaleidoscopic view of the northern water fowl. Native people harvest them, scientists track their movements, artists portray them, hunter lure and stalk them, dairy farmers put up with them, and Canadian fiction writer and playwright Burns herself prepares one for supper. She includes many black-and-white photographs of people and birds."

The Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay: Natural Selection in the Wild

Fred Cooke, Robert F. Rockwell, David B. Lank

1995

"This unique title evaluates the results from one of the most significant long-term studies of birds in the late twentieth century. The authors evaluate the working of natural selection on Snow Goose plumage colour, seasonal timing of breeding, clutch size, egg size and body size. With information gathered over 26 years on 40,000 individually marked adult geese, 45,000 nests and more than 110,000 goslings at one colony in northern Manitoba, this work is a landmark in avian biology and population genetics."

The contents of the book are: introduction; the Lesser Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay; population structure and gene flow; fitness components model of Snow Goose life cycle; pairing, mating, and parental care; annual variation in fitness components; age effects; heritability of quantitative traits; plumage colour; clutch size; the timing of reproduction; egg size; body size; synthesis and conclusions; references.

Complete Waterfowl Studies: Geese and Swans, Vol. 3

Bruce Burk

1995

This book covers the goose and swan species of North America, plus the Nene Goose of Hawaii, the Barnacle Goose of Europe, the Red-Breasted Goose and Lesser White-Fronted Goose of Europe and Asia, and the Mute Swan which is native to Europe.

Geese in Hungary 1986-1991: Numbers, Migration and Hunting Bags

Sandor Farago

1995

"Hungary is one of the most important countries in the Western Palearctic for migrating and wintering geese, lying at a central point on the flyways for populations wintering further to the west, south or east. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge required for the elaboration of effective conservation and management strategies for geese, and is based on a series of monthly winter counts made in 1986-1991. The results of these studies have been integrated into a Hungarian Waterfowl Management Plan, now being implemented."

The Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl

Richard LeMaster

1995

"LeMaster's classic reference, covering in beautiful detail the habits, appearance, and behavior of 27 species. This volume graces the tables and libraries of countless North American birders, hunters, and biologists."

Search for the Blue Goose: Arctic Adventures of a Canadian Naturalist

Paintings: J.Dewey Soper

Text: Constance Martin

1995

"Between 1923 and 1931, the naturalist J. Dewey Soper traversed 50,000 kilometres of Arctic wilderness in search of the nesting grounds of the legendary blue goose, keeping extensive diaries of his travels and leaving behind a collection of Arctic watercolours."

Here am I - Where are You?: The Behavior of the Greylag Goose

Konrad Lorenz

1994

"Documents the social conduct of wild geese with anecdotes about specific geese who take on strikingly human characteristics."

Wintering Geese in Turkey, January 1992

Lieuwe J. Dijksen and Michel C.M. Klemann

Foundation Working Group International Wader and Waterfowl Research

1994

The Upland Goose: A Study Of The Interaction Between Geese, Sheep And Man In The Falkland Islands

R.W. Summers and J.H. McAdam

1993

Western Palearctic Geese

Editor: A.D. Fox, J. Madsen and J. van Rhijn

Wetlands International

1991

Proceedings of an IWRB International Symposium Kleve, Federal Republic of Germany, Feb 1989.

Goose Damage and Management Workshop

Editor: M. Owen

1991

The results of a workshop organized by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in April 1990.

The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation

Janet Kear and Andrew Berger

1990

An account of the near extinction and subsequent captive breeding and restoration of the Hawaiian Goose, or Nene.

The Barnacle Goose

Myrfyn Owen

1990

The Geese of Silver Lake

Craig Blacklock

1989

Wild Geese Of The World

Myrfyn Owen

Illustrations: Joe Blossom

Foreword: Peter Scott

Batsford

1980

The Year of the Greylag Goose

Konrad Lorenz

Harcourt

1979

Describes the life and behavoir of Greylag Geese. 198 pages with many photographs.

Wild Geese

M.A. Ogilvie

Poyser

1978

This book covers the geese of North America, Europe and Asia. There are detailed chapters on distribution, status and migration with migration and distribution maps. There are also chapters on classification, ecology, breeding, identification, exploitation and conservation. The identification chapter has sections on adult and first winter birds, downy young, plumage variants and voice, for each species and sub-species, as well as guidance on ageing and sexing geese in the field. Includes 16 colour identification plates by Carol Ogilvie.

Wild Ducks and Geese of North America

Sandra Romashko

Windward Publishing

1978

"As a complete field guide to the 45 species of waterfowl found in North America, this book, which is illustrated by renowned wildlife and marine artist Russ Smiley, includes summer and winter range charts and information on the feeding habits and flyaways of wild ducks and geese."

Canada Geese

Ozzie Sweet, Jack Denton Scott

1976

The Biogeochemistry of Blue, Snow, and Ross' Geese

H.C. Hanson and R.L. Jones

1976

"Doctors Hanson and Jones determined that the quantitative pattern of minerals found in feather keratin can be employed usefully in determining the birthplaces of wild geese and, in their subsequent years of life, their molting or breeding areas, or both. This is possible because each nesting area appears to be unique with respect to its local geology or to the input of minerals it has received over thousands of years from adjacent areas from wind deposits, the action of glaciers, rivers, and streams, its contact with the oceans, or a combination of these factors. Thus, the patterns of minerals incorporated into the feathers reflect in varying degrees the nutrient chain that can be traced back through the plants to the soils and, ultimately, to their rock origins."

Song of the North Wind: Story of the Snow Goose

Paul A. Johnsgard

Doubleday / Anchor

1974

150 pages with 17 line drawings and 27 photographs.

"A life history of the snow goose, based on a fictionalized account of a year in the life of a snow goose family. Many Native American myths and quotes are included."

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The World Of The Canada Goose

Joe Van Wormer

1968

190 page study.

Black Brant : Sea Goose of the Pacific Coast

Arthur S.Einarsen

1965

A Thousand Geese

Peter Scott and James Fisher

1953

The story of an expedition to the Icelandic breeding grounds of Pink-footed Geese.

Wild Geese And Eskimos: A journal Of The Perry River Expedition Of 1949

Peter Scott

1951

A book based on Peter Scott's journal of his expedition in 1949, with two companions, to the Perry River in Arctic Canada. The aim of the expedition was the study of breeding of geese and other wildfowl of the area. Includes photographs by Paul Queneau and an oil-painting and black and white drawings by the author.

Life History of the Blue Goose: Chen caerulescens

Dewey J. Soper

1942

International Wildfowl Inquiry, Vol. I: Factors Affecting The General Status Of Wild Geese And Wild Ducks

J. Berry

1941

International Wildfowl Inquiry, Vol. II: The Status and Distribution of Wild Geese and Wild Duck in Scotland

J. Berry

1941

A report on status and distribution of geese and ducks that examines reasons for declining numbers. The book has sections on Greylag Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, Bean Geese, Pink-footed Geese, Snow Geese, Brant Geese and Canada Geese. The second section of the book covers 21 species of ducks.

The Geese Of Europe And Asia: Being The Description Of Most Of The Old World Species

Sergius Alpheraky

Frontispiece: Dr. D.P. Sushkin

Rowland Ward Ltd

1905

From the preface:

"The present work is a translation of my Gust Rossii published in Russia in 1904. As all the known species and sub-species of Palaearctic geese are described and figured, I decided to change the title of the English edition to The Geese of Europe and Asia. To many it may seem strange or even improbable that such large, conspicuous, and familiar birds as geese should hitherto have been imperfectly studied and some of the forms confounded with one another, not only by sportsmen, but by many ornithologists; but that this is an indubitable fact is, I think, fully demonstrated in the present volume. After finishing the description of the geese of the Palaearctic region, I could not help feeling greatly disappointed. Having undertaken the task in the hope that I should be able to give as full information about each separate species as I had furnished for the ducks in my Utki Rossii, I became convinced that I had not succeeded in my attempt. In spite of the comparatively large amount of material which passed through my hands, and despite the diligence with which I studied almost the whole of the sporting and scientific literature concerning these birds, I found so many defects in our knowledge and so many questions left open that I cannot regard the present work otherwise than as preparatory to future investigation, and not as a complete monograph."