EGYPTIAN GOOSE 



ALOPOCHEN MGYPTIACTJS (Bhisson) 

 (Plate 15) 



Synonymy 

 Anser oegyptiacus Brisson, Ornithologie, vol. 6, p. 284, pi. 27, 1760. 

 Anas cegyptiaca Linne, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, vol. 1, p. 197, 1766. 

 Chenalopex cegyptiaca Stephens, General Zoology, vol. 12, p. 43, pi. 42, 1824. 

 Chenalopex cegyptiacus Wagler, Oken's Isis, 1832, col. 1235. 

 Alopochen cegyptiaca Stejneger, Standard Nat. Hist., Birds, p. 141, 1885. 



Vernacular Names 



English: 



Egyptian Goose 

 Nile Goose 

 Mountain Goose 

 Zambesi Goose 



German: 



Nil Gans 

 JSgyptische Gans 

 Fuchsgans 

 Buntgans 

 Entengans 



French: 



Oie d'Egypte 

 Oie egyptienne 

 Oie du Nil 

 Oie renard 



Italian: 



Oca egiziana 



Dutch: 



Berggans 

 Nijlgans 



Slovene: 



Nilska Gos 



Arabic: 

 Wuz 

 Bahh 

 Hitt 



Maltese: 



Wizza tal'Egittu 



Egyptian: 

 Bauk 



Abyssinian: 

 Jebra 



Somali: 



Etal-jaz 



German East Africa: 

 Bita hosorongi 



Congo: 



Vwadungu 

 Bunda 



Portuguese East Africa: 

 Nango 



Kaffirs: 

 Esikwi 



Basutos: 

 Lefalva 



