. Birds of New York. Birds. Bill of Trumpeter swan. Bill of Whistling swan, i^ nat. size that the swan formerly bred in Hamilton and Herkimer counties was based on the testimony of residents who undoubtedh' made the report on insuf- ficient evidence. At any rate, we have no good reason to believe that this bird ever bred in New York State, although it was unquestionably much more common in early times. Following are a few records of its occurrence in recent times. Black river, Lewis co., N. Y. March 1826. (Flock). "Hough, History of Lewis county" Lake Champlain, N. Y. About 1870. F.


. Birds of New York. Birds. Bill of Trumpeter swan. Bill of Whistling swan, i^ nat. size that the swan formerly bred in Hamilton and Herkimer counties was based on the testimony of residents who undoubtedh' made the report on insuf- ficient evidence. At any rate, we have no good reason to believe that this bird ever bred in New York State, although it was unquestionably much more common in early times. Following are a few records of its occurrence in recent times. Black river, Lewis co., N. Y. March 1826. (Flock). "Hough, History of Lewis county" Lake Champlain, N. Y. About 1870. F. T. Pember Montauk Point, L. L About 1874. (J. Miller, J. Scott). Dutchcr. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934. Albany, University of the State of New York


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