Genus Anser, Brisson (1760 



Bill, with nails and feet, entirely light-coloured ; but in young birds nails on bill grey or 

 horn-brown. 



On abdomen (in adults) brown or black patches, sometimes confluent. Prevailing 

 colour of plumage brownish grey. 



THE GREY-LAG GOOSE 



Anser anser, Linn. 

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English — Grey-Lag \ Grey-Lag Goose \ Large Grey Goose ; Gander (6); in Scotland (Gaelic) 

 Geadh-glas ; Red-billed Grey Lag (F. Coburn). 



Russian — Sery gus ; diki gus ; dikaya gus (Little Russ.) ; guska (L. R.) ; gusak (<?) ; gusynya 

 or gusynya ? — (in south); gusikha (? — in north); gusikhna (? — in west); gusyd\ 

 gusynyd (various localities) ; gusydnok and gusyonysh, gusydta and gusenydta 

 (goslings) ; serydk kryzhnydk ; kryzhen (lower Don, neighbourhood of Azov) ; 

 korennoi and martovski gus (Transbaikal, according to Kirilov) ; reshnik {i.e. 

 rechnik, according to Pallas) ; gumennik (Siberia, according to Pallas and others, 

 and also Transural, according to Sabaneev) ; rechnoi gus ; sibirski sery gus 

 (Buturlin) ; bolshoi sery gus (Krasheninnikov). 



Gruzinian — Gareuli-bati. 



Armenian — Sag. 



Persian — Kazh. 



Tatar — Kaz, gaz y khaz. 



Kirgiz — Kongur-kaz. 



Vogul — Yakh ; yalunt ; lunda ; aslunt. 



Ostiak — Yugan-lont; aslont. 



Szmoyzd—Chuik ; ieptu and iettu ; dyotto (Yenisei) ; tyoku (Keta). 



Chuvash — Khor and Khur. 



Mordvz—Mazi. 



Cheremis — Kamba. 



Votiak — Shadshek. 



Pumpokol — Kham. 



I mbatskin — Tem. 



Assan and Kotov — Shame. 



Arin — Sam. 



Mongol — Galu. 



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