. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. dful mischiet' y have filled 11(1 then at it â¢f can liauUy set u]jon t]i(i I th>-> ohe un'.il onipany with of liii'ir life iin one place le young can by means of iipfl from tlie C'Ut the black ur sti'ettaing word " hoop" is in England few Hoopers 'iiut October, he form of a of the v<;rses nearly igth of wind- ucture in the not rnter the ggs are pale of the nuite â respects, but orang(! at tiie are found in This is not iter more like 3se, especially )f this bird is d i


. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. dful mischiet' y have filled 11(1 then at it â¢f can liauUy set u]jon t]i(i I th>-> ohe un'.il onipany with of liii'ir life iin one place le young can by means of iipfl from tlie C'Ut the black ur sti'ettaing word " hoop" is in England few Hoopers 'iiut October, he form of a of the v<;rses nearly igth of wind- ucture in the not rnter the ggs are pale of the nuite â respects, but orang(! at tiie are found in This is not iter more like 3se, especially )f this bird is d in England. bite like their ,y be 'lily he beak, and e oiange hue. lit have been of the white 1008, Tt iq s contrasting. J'. M\V\;/H«.. ntmhii. tt 1 t S t'^V 'T.^^-f ^' "* the phunage. It is not so elegant in its movements as e white Swan, and holds its neck stilliy, without the easy serpentine to Avhich we hit'swiV'r; ?'''"^ "' our '.ritish Swans. The youn, ate not unlike those of «'e 1 \,;^ in aV ""^ ''"^'^ 'i ^''"^^^^'^ ^'''^' ^^"^"'- ^'- ^''^^"'x^" mentions that ia the Austiahan .Aluseuni ,s , ived a white or albino specimen with ])ink eyes commeneiL\n{.^''''l i' binl. producing two and .sometimes three broods in'a season, lit- o % ^ ''^"f V'^"'^^"'' ""^^ '*'''^'"'S' "^ ^â¢'^ "'^^l^l'« «*â J"»^i«^y- 'i^l'o nest is nn . '"⢠.â¢â ^^'"'' ^'T'' f'*' *"""^^ '" *'"^ ^'^"'l^'^"^ ^^i^triet of Amstralia and Jamaica, and are sometimes so abundant that Dr. Bennett recollects " a drove of Black bwans being driven up Oeorge Street (Sydney) like a Hock of ; ^2^ beautiful Mandaiun 1) is worthy of heading the true Ducks, for a more ff mS Jluln!^^ '"â ' ^=" '"'â¢'"^- "^ ''''''' ''''^'' ^â¢'^ "-'^^ '^ "^ '^^^^ -^ - his obtaiied'nl''n


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