- "goose", and
brachyrhynchus comes from the
ancient Gr****
brachus "short" and
rhunchos "bill". It is a medium-sized goose, 60–75 cm (24–30 in) long, the wingspan...
- Gr****, respectively, as πάσσαλος, p****alos,
meaning "peg", and ῥύγχος,
rhunchos,
meaning "snout". He thus
makes them
identical with the sect
called P****alorynchites...
