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== Plural? ==
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At least in American spelling, the "goose" is not capitalized -- see the [[Columbia Encyclopedia]] Article about geese, [http://www.bartleby.com/65/go/goose.html goose. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition], which does not capitalize the second word. I think the Columbia Encyclopedia is as reliable a source as any, and I have not seen any encyclopedia but Wikipedia that capitalizes both.
[[User:WindowsWizard12|Bobburito]] 06:11, 10 November 2005 (UTC)


Would the plural of Canada Goose not be Canadian Geese? My roommate who studies ornithology says it’s not but the grammar is confusing me. Help? [[Special:Contributions/4.18.201.154|4.18.201.154]] ([[User talk:4.18.201.154|talk]]) 06:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
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Its spelt both ways:Canada Goose (if its a title of a book or section ie chapter, encyclopidia topic, and canada goose, but Canada goose could mean any kind of goose that origenated from canada, and canada Goose is improper spelling, relly all this stuff is confusion with the diferent forms.
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*Please, we've been through the capitalization discussion. This is the convention we reached after much discussion. Both terms are capitalized. [[User:Danny|Danny]]
**Where is this discussion? Is this only for titles? All dictionaries I've reviewed (including Canadian Oxford) do not capitalize the "goose". [[User:Jade Squirrel|Jade Squirrel]]
***No, it is for all appearances. I did not take part in the discussion, but it is in one of the naming convention articles. [[User:Danny|Danny]]
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I just reviewed the Wikipedia naming conventions. It states:


:There's no reason why the plural would be "Canadian". The plural of Canada Goose is Canada Geese. [[User:Aythya affinis|Aythya affinis]] ([[User talk:Aythya affinis|talk]]) 14:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
"Unless the term you wish to create a page for is a proper noun, <B>do not</B> capitalize second and subsequent words." (my emphaisis)
:[[User:4.18.201.154|@4.18.201.154]] Yes, the so-called "Canada Goose" is usually referred to as Canadian Geese in the Northeastern United States. That is the popular and common name for the bird. If you refer to the bird as a Canada Goose you will likely either be corrected or receive blank stares. No one refers to it as the Canada Goose, especially since the birds are rarely seen singularly. In fact, I've never heard it referred to as the Canada Goose except for here on Wikipedia.[[User:Stevenmitchell|Stevenmitchell]] ([[User talk:Stevenmitchell|talk]]) 01:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(capitalization) [[User:Jade Squirrel|Jade Squirrel]]
::I've never heard it referred to a Canadian Geese except for here. I am in Canada, however. Here is a National Geographic article calling it the "Canada Goose" -- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/canada-goose. [[Special:Contributions/65.93.52.199|65.93.52.199]] ([[User talk:65.93.52.199|talk]]) 19:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
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:::I live in California where these birds are commonplace, and here people say "Canada goose" or "Canada geese". [[User:Cullen328|Cullen328]] ([[User talk:Cullen328|talk]]) 19:40, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
An exception was made in the case of animals. You might want to check the Australian animals, becauzse that is where the discussion took place. It was not too long ago. Please don't start it off again. [[User:Danny|Danny]]
::::{{u|Stevenmitchell}}, I lived for decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and it was always "Canada goose" and "Canada geese" there, so presumably it must depend on where in the northeastern US you live. [[User:MeegsC|MeegsC]] ([[User talk:MeegsC|talk]]) 19:55, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
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I didn't find any relevant discussion on this. If that decision was made, the naming conventions have not been updated. I noticed most of the Australian animals follow the convention you stated, but there are a few other animals where only the first word is capitalized. Since the Wikipedia is inconsistent, I'm not going to bother with this issue.
[[User:Jade Squirrel|Jade Squirrel]]
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Tannin has informed me:


==Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History==
"You'll find several discussions of the naming conventions for animals around the place, but (for complicated reasons I won't go into) there isn't a naming conventions page that sets them out yet. Sorry abut that. The heat has gone out of the debate now, and the compromise that was hammered out is working well, so I'll see if I can attend to that over the next few days. But in the meantime, you will find the essentials at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds]]. That's bird-specific, but the same rules apply to mammals."
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These geese also occur in the City park of [[de:F%FCrth|Fuerth]] (Germany); this year the population grew remarkably - the last days I observed 50 or more. There are also some with white or red-orange heads. A picture is here; I can add some more, if wanted: http://de.wikipedia.org/upload/1/15/Wildgans-schwarzer-kopf-fuerth.jpg


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Thats because(The geese are in gemany) the geese were raised in captivity and then they flu allong side a plane to europe
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Plural?

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Would the plural of Canada Goose not be Canadian Geese? My roommate who studies ornithology says it’s not but the grammar is confusing me. Help? 4.18.201.154 (talk) 06:49, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There's no reason why the plural would be "Canadian". The plural of Canada Goose is Canada Geese. Aythya affinis (talk) 14:43, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@4.18.201.154 Yes, the so-called "Canada Goose" is usually referred to as Canadian Geese in the Northeastern United States. That is the popular and common name for the bird. If you refer to the bird as a Canada Goose you will likely either be corrected or receive blank stares. No one refers to it as the Canada Goose, especially since the birds are rarely seen singularly. In fact, I've never heard it referred to as the Canada Goose except for here on Wikipedia.Stevenmitchell (talk) 01:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've never heard it referred to a Canadian Geese except for here. I am in Canada, however. Here is a National Geographic article calling it the "Canada Goose" -- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/canada-goose. 65.93.52.199 (talk) 19:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I live in California where these birds are commonplace, and here people say "Canada goose" or "Canada geese". Cullen328 (talk) 19:40, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Stevenmitchell, I lived for decades in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and it was always "Canada goose" and "Canada geese" there, so presumably it must depend on where in the northeastern US you live. MeegsC (talk) 19:55, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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