. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. The Bosom of the Family attended the Valkyria and who played so prom-inent a part in ancient legends. Swans are to be found everywhere exceptin the tropics. About ten species have beendiscovered, of which the best known are thedomestic swans, both white and black. The white swan is the largest species. Itsred beak, especially in the males, is furnishedwith a sort of protuberance, and its legs areblack. The young swans are gray when born,and do not have their dazzline; white color until. Black Swans they are two years old. Ther
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. The Bosom of the Family attended the Valkyria and who played so prom-inent a part in ancient legends. Swans are to be found everywhere exceptin the tropics. About ten species have beendiscovered, of which the best known are thedomestic swans, both white and black. The white swan is the largest species. Itsred beak, especially in the males, is furnishedwith a sort of protuberance, and its legs areblack. The young swans are gray when born,and do not have their dazzline; white color until. Black Swans they are two years old. There is, however, aspecies, or sport, which is white with whitelegs from its birth. Seen alone in our ponds, the black swan hasa rather somber aspect, but in company withthe white swans it produces a fine effect. It Australia, where they live in a wild state incompany with the wild or singing swan, whichis known by its beak, half black, half citron-yellow, and which, when tamed, is unwillingto hatch its eggs. It is probably this wildswan which has given rise to many poeticalideas, especially that of the swans song; forit does in reality make a sound which mightbe taken for a species of song. There wasone in Bremen in 1856, which had manylisteners from far and near; and certainwriters make mention, as ofa natural fact, that singingswans inhabit the shores ofthe North Sea, especially tothe east of Holstein. The swan with a black neckholds a middle place betweenthe two preceding , it has beenknown only of late, and itwas not until
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