The Collaborative International Dictionary
Branta bernicla
Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf. Sw. brandg[*a]s. Cf. Brant.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of wild goose ( Branta bernicla) usually called in America brant. See Brant.
Branta bernicla
Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf. Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of wild goose ( Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species.