. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . FAM. L. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 279. 1. Whistling Swan (180. Olor columbiclnus).—An , very long-necked, swimming bird, with the plumagewhite throughout. Feet andbill black, with a yellow spoton the lores. Young gray-ish with a brownish feeding, this swan isvery noisy, especially atnight. Its notes are ex-tremely varied, some closelyresembling the deepest baseof the common tin horn, . ^ while others run through , , ,. n r ^ • Whistliug Swaii ■■
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . FAM. L. DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS 279. 1. Whistling Swan (180. Olor columbiclnus).—An , very long-necked, swimming bird, with the plumagewhite throughout. Feet andbill black, with a yellow spoton the lores. Young gray-ish with a brownish feeding, this swan isvery noisy, especially atnight. Its notes are ex-tremely varied, some closelyresembling the deepest baseof the common tin horn, . ^ while others run through , , ,. n r ^ • Whistliug Swaii ■■^- Trumpeter Swan every modulation or talse note of the French horn or clarionet. These different notes are supposed to be given by birds of different ages. Rare on the Atlantic coast north of Virginia. Length, 56 ; wing, 22 ; , 7J ; tarsus, 4 ; culmen, 4. North America ;breeding in the Arctic regions, and wintering along the South AthinticStates. 2. Trumpeter Swan (181. Ohr buccinator). — Like the lastbut larger and without the yellow spot on the bare skin in front of the with the bodygrayish tinted andthe head and necksomewhat
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