. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. kholds a middle place betweenthe two preceding , it has beenknown only of late, and itwas not until 1880 that youngones were successfully raisedat the Jardin des Plantes inParis. A native of SouthAmerica, it is now acclimatedthroughout nearly the wholeof Europe. The sharp division between thedazzling white body and the black neck makesthe bird a much-desired though costly ornamentto ponds and lakes. It keeps usually at a cer-tain distance from the other swans unless itmakes war upon them. The protuberance
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. kholds a middle place betweenthe two preceding , it has beenknown only of late, and itwas not until 1880 that youngones were successfully raisedat the Jardin des Plantes inParis. A native of SouthAmerica, it is now acclimatedthroughout nearly the wholeof Europe. The sharp division between thedazzling white body and the black neck makesthe bird a much-desired though costly ornamentto ponds and lakes. It keeps usually at a cer-tain distance from the other swans unless itmakes war upon them. The protuberance on THE GALLINACEOUS TRIBES the beak is red, while the beak itself is j^ra)\The legs are also retl. A species less known by private individualsand less seen on the artificial waters of a city is the tnnnpci sivaii. wliich is very easy to the house. In Belj^nimi a flock of swans are dailyguests at the casino of the officers of the Guards. This casino stands close to the canalof the city, and near it are steps leading down tothe water. E\ery afternoon the swans come. propagate in its captive state, but it is not sowelcome as it might be, on account of its noisytrumpetings. Generally, in a peaceful neighborhood, swanscan be brought to behave as domestic animals ;that is to say, to come out of the water and seektheir food in a certain place, often very near to out of the canal, go up the steps, and across thestreet to the kitchen of the casino, where theyknock with their beaks on the floor. Their mealis given to them, and then, at the command ofthe head cook, they return to the canal in line,paying no attention to dogs, carriages, or an\-thing else encountered on their way. X RABBITS Rabbits are often raised with poultry, but the Continent the rabbits they need for food,it is only recently that this form of industry They import them annually by millions fromhas aroused any interest among us, though for France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Aus-tralia. The English working-man cannot
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