. The wild fowl of the United States and British possessions : or, The swan, geese, ducks, and mergansers of North America ... . andsuspicious. The weight of this Swan varies from twentyto thirty pounds, being, on the average, considerablyheavier than the other species. It is a trim, well-shaped,handsome bird, and when congregated in numbers onthe water has all the ])eautiful appearance characteristicof its relative. Cygne is the popular name given to this species inLouisiana, the same as that applied to the WhistlingSwan. 30 WATER FOWL. C VGNUS B UCCINA TOR. Geographical Distribution.—Interio
. The wild fowl of the United States and British possessions : or, The swan, geese, ducks, and mergansers of North America ... . andsuspicious. The weight of this Swan varies from twentyto thirty pounds, being, on the average, considerablyheavier than the other species. It is a trim, well-shaped,handsome bird, and when congregated in numbers onthe water has all the ])eautiful appearance characteristicof its relative. Cygne is the popular name given to this species inLouisiana, the same as that applied to the WhistlingSwan. 30 WATER FOWL. C VGNUS B UCCINA TOR. Geographical Distribution.—Interior of North America, westto the Pacific coast, from the Arctic regions to the Gulf of Mex-ico. Breeding from Northern United States, as Iowa and theDakotas, northward. Accidental on the Atlantic coast. Adult.—Entire plumage, white; sometimes a wash of rust coloron the head. Bill, lores, and feet, black. Average total length,about 63 inches; wing, i\\\ tarsus, 4f; culmen, 4^^. Young.—General plumage, grajr, with rust color on head andneck. Bill, basal end flesh color, dusky for remaining and feet, WHOOPING SWAN. I T can hardly be considered that this Swan is a NorthAmerican species, as it has never yet been found uponthis Continent. Its claim to be included in our avi-faunais based on the supposition that it is still a visitor toGreenland. The Whooping Swan is a native of the OldWorld, found throughout the British Islands and theContinent of Europe, going as far south in winter asEgypt and eastward through Asia to Japan. It breeds in high northern latitudes in Iceland andFinnish Lapland, and in the vast marshes of the Arcticregions. The nest, which is very large, and said to beoccupied by the same bird for a number of years shouldit survive, is placed on some tussock, and is composed ofrushes, grass, and similar materials. Incubation lastsforty-two days, and the number of eggs, which are yel-lowish white, varies from four to seven, the former beingthe
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