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Hutch·ins's goose | \ ˈhəchə̇nz(ə̇z)- \
Definition of Hutchins's goose
: a variety (Branta canadensis hutchinsii) of the Canada goose closely resembling but smaller than the typical form, breeding in arctic America and migrating south through the U.S., but being rare east of the Mississippi
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