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Sheldgoose

One of the larger members of the tribe Tadornini (which also contains the shelducks) in the family Anatidae. The only example found in the British Isles is the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus, an introduction to England.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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