Talk:Canada goose

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Capitalization

At least in American spelling, the "goose" is not capitalized -- see the Columbia Encyclopedia Article about geese, 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. Bobburito 06:11, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Please, we've been through the capitalization discussion. This is the convention we reached after much discussion. Both terms are capitalized. Danny
- Where is this discussion? Is this only for titles? All dictionaries I've reviewed (including Canadian Oxford) do not capitalize the "goose". 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. Danny

I just reviewed the Wikipedia naming conventions. It states:

"Unless the term you wish to create a page for is a proper noun, do not capitalize second and subsequent words." (my emphaisis) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(capitalization) Jade Squirrel

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. Danny

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. Jade Squirrel

Tannin has informed me:

"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." Jade Squirrel

I noticed that bird books by National Geographic capitalize the names. --Evice 02:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

Gallery

At what point will this article contain enough images of this bird? I think three or four images for the article would suffice and that no gallery is warrented. Rklawton 15:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, better yet, there are enough photos within the actual article itself. Anyone who still wants to put their photos up should upload them to Wikimedia Commons. There can simply be a link to it from the article itself. there is no canada goose page yet so someone should create it. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Canada+goose&go=Go

Canada v. Canadian

It appears an editor wishes to take issue with the name of this bird, changing it to "Canadian Goose" without supporting sources, and inspite of existing references to the contrary. Those wishing to discuss or debate the matter should do so here. As per policy, facts should be supported by sources, and this article has no sources as of yet supporting the name "Canadian Goose." Rklawton 04:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

nothing to debate, all sources use Canada. Bird names don't necessarily conform to the rules of grammar - thus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, but Great (not Greater) Spotted Woodpecker. jimfbleak 06:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course there is something to debate. Dictionaries, e.g. the American Heritage Dictionary, do not recognize Canada as an adjective. The idea that birder should somehow be exempt from standard English grammar obviously applies to the binomial name for the animal. However, at issue here is the common name. At the very least, a few sentences should be allowed to present the issue and to represent an American opinion that words like America and Canada are nouns, not adjectives. It is worth noting that the article subsequently refers to a Canadian $100 dollar note (At least it is not a Canada note. However, North Americans would call it a bill, not a note).— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebnauman (talk • contribs)

That's a good idea but only if you can find a decent source that supports your position. I just checked with the all-American "Webster" dictionary, and it recognizes only "Canada Goose". If you don't have a few good sources supporting "Canadian Goose" then you're not going to get very far here. Them's the rules. Rklawton 00:40, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As for the Lesser and Great Spotted Wood Peckers, both lesser and great are perfectly acceptable adjective and both names conform to the rules of English grammar.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebnauman (talk • contribs)

The main English speaking bird organisations in N America and Europe all use Canada, so do all my American and European field guides, so does Wildfowl, the standard text - this is just a nuisance tactic by Ebnauman jimfbleak 18:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC).[reply]

PS should it be World Series - World is a noun?

IMHO Wikipedia should be descriptive rather than prescriptive, if only for the reason that Wikipedia strives to have a neutral point of view. "Canadian goose" and "Canadian geese" seem to be attested in use, so they can be justified to stay. --Kjoonlee 05:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arguing that "Canadian Goose" should be advocated looks like linguistic prescription to me. That would be ~~NPOV~~ POV. --Kjoonlee 05:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Geese Integration

One of the photographs in the article has a Snow Goose hanging out with the Canadas. Is it common for different species of geese to interact and flock together? Cranston Lamont 23:31, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Geese are very gregarious, and isolated individuals/escapes etc will join any available goose flock. Our local Canada flock currently contains an escaped Bar-headed Goose. jimfbleak 05:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]