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wild goose 
a kind of large gray goose, Branta canadensis, with a black head and neck and white cheek patches.
See also: Canada goose
- 1744 The wild Geese come to these Rivers from the Southward in the Middle of April, as soon as the Swamps are thawed.
- 1897 It is commonly said that the breeding place of the wild goose has never been discovered, but here, at any rate, was the breeding place of these.
- 1959 Eastern Canada Goose (Branta canadensis canadensis) [is also called] wild goose (universal). . . .
- 1744 The wild Geese come to these Rivers from the Southward in the Middle of April, as soon as the Swamps are thawed.