. . orded as having been killed at North Chatham,November 1, 1885, and mounted by N. Vickary.^ Mr. J. informs me that this specimen was shot at NorthEastham, out of a bunch of three or four presumably of thesame species, by Joseph Dill. It is now in the Brewstercollection. Mr. Warren E. Freeman, who secured this specimen for thecollection, made a painting of the bird, from which the platefacing this page is taken. Swans. The Swans comprise the subfamily CygnincB. They areamong the largest of all water-fowl. They are distingu
. . orded as having been killed at North Chatham,November 1, 1885, and mounted by N. Vickary.^ Mr. J. informs me that this specimen was shot at NorthEastham, out of a bunch of three or four presumably of thesame species, by Joseph Dill. It is now in the Brewstercollection. Mr. Warren E. Freeman, who secured this specimen for thecollection, made a painting of the bird, from which the platefacing this page is taken. Swans. The Swans comprise the subfamily CygnincB. They areamong the largest of all water-fowl. They are distinguishedby the long neck, the bare space from bill to eye and theexact similarity in color of the two sexes. They are less athome on land than the Geese, but are very graceful andelegant upon the water. Some Swans have resonant voices,while others are mute. In New England we have now butone species, which has nearly disappeared. Ornithologist and Oologist, January, 1SS6, ^ol. 11, p. 16. 194 GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS. WHISTLING SWAN {Olor columhianus).. Length. — 50 to 55 inches. Adult. — Bill as long as head; feathers on forehead end in semicircularoutline; nostrils extend forward beyond basal half of bill; plumagepure white, sometimes with rusty spots on head, neck and body; beakwhite; feet black; lores black, with orange or yellow spot before eye. Young. — Gray; sometimes lead color first year; bill reddish. Secondyear, plumage lighter; bill white. Third year, plumage white, graymottled; bill black. Plumage all white about fifth year. Notes. — Principally a high flageolet-like note; very different from thetrombone-like tones of the Trumpeter. Varied murmurings from highto low, but with less volume than those of the Trumpeter Swan; theleader of the flock calls ivho-who-ivho in a very high key, and in re-sponse comes a chorus of weird sounds (Elliot). Season. — Rare straggler in spring, autumn and winter; formerly abundant. Range. — Formerly North America,
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