salt-water bird

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; brent geese; Brent goose; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43901

salt water 'Those Brent geese* are going to the lakes, and perhaps to Ashwanipi'. *The Brent Goose (_Anser Bernicla_). Audubon tells us that 'The "Brent Goose" may be considered as a salt-water bird, for it never ascends our rivers beyond the influence of the tides, nor is found on inland lakes or ponds, unless it be wounded, and happens to alight accidentally in such places. To this natural predilection for salt water may be attributed its habit of flying round the projections of capes and headlands. It very seldom passes over a neck of land, unless suddenly surprised and alarmed by the gunner.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]Brent goose[-] G.M. Story Jun 1970 JH Jun 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I