. The American sportsman: . At •* prcemi^^f^. AMERICAN SWAN—CYGNUS AMERICANA; AND TRUMPETER SWAN—CYGNUS BUCINATOR. The stately-sailing swanGives out his snowy plumage to the gale ;And, arching proud his neck, with oary feetBears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle,Protective of his young. WHERE FOUND, ETC. E have two or more varieties of swanswhich visit the shores of our AtlanticStates. At times they are quite nume-rous in the vicinity of Carrols Island,more particularly if the weather continuesboisterous for several days, when theyretire from the mid-bay to seek food onthe shallows of
. The American sportsman: . At •* prcemi^^f^. AMERICAN SWAN—CYGNUS AMERICANA; AND TRUMPETER SWAN—CYGNUS BUCINATOR. The stately-sailing swanGives out his snowy plumage to the gale ;And, arching proud his neck, with oary feetBears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle,Protective of his young. WHERE FOUND, ETC. E have two or more varieties of swanswhich visit the shores of our AtlanticStates. At times they are quite nume-rous in the vicinity of Carrols Island,more particularly if the weather continuesboisterous for several days, when theyretire from the mid-bay to seek food onthe shallows of the coves or under theprotection of the islands a considerable distance from the sea.
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