Bean goose (English spelling)

Japanese: ヒシクイ(菱喰) - ヒシクイ(英語表記)bean goose
Bean goose (English spelling)
A bird of the Anatidae family (illustration). In Japan, this goose is the second most commonly seen after the white-fronted goose. It breeds in northern Eurasia and Greenland, and migrates to central and southern Europe and eastern Asia in winter. It also comes to Japan as a winter bird, living in large lakes, marshes, and rice fields. It also descends on dry farmland during migration. It is named after the water chestnuts that grow in marshes. In Britain, it is called the bean goose because it arrives during the bean harvest season.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カモ目カモ科の鳥(イラスト)。日本ではマガンに次いでふつうに見られるガンである。ユーラシア大陸北部およびグリーンランドで繁殖し,冬季はヨーロッパ中・南部やアジア東部に渡る。日本にも冬鳥として飛来し,広い湖沼,湿原,水田などにすむ。渡りのときには乾燥した畑地にも降りる。沼地に生えているヒシの実を好んで食べるのでこの名がある。イギリスでは豆の収穫期に渡来するところから,bean gooseの名がつけられた。

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