. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. The Bosom of the Family attended the Valkyria and who played so prom- inent a part in ancient legends. Swans are to be found everywhere except in the tropics. About ten species have been discovered, of which the best known are the domestic swans, both white and black. The white swan is the largest species. Its red beak, especially in the males, is furnished with a sort of ]5rotuberance, and its legs are black. The \'(iung swans are gray when born
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. The Bosom of the Family attended the Valkyria and who played so prom- inent a part in ancient legends. Swans are to be found everywhere except in the tropics. About ten species have been discovered, of which the best known are the domestic swans, both white and black. The white swan is the largest species. Its red beak, especially in the males, is furnished with a sort of ]5rotuberance, and its legs are black. The \'(iung swans are gray when born, and do not luu-e their dazzling white color until. r5l.,\CK they are two years okl. There is, h(i\ve\'er, a species, f)r sport, which is white with white legs from its birth. Seen alone in our ponds, the black swan has a rather somber aspect, but in company with the white swans it ]ir()duces a hne effect. It Australia, where they live in a wild state in company with the wild or singing swan, which is known by its beak, half black, half citron- yellow, and which, when tamed, is unwilling to hatch its eggs. It is probably this wild swan which has given rise to many poetical ideas, especially that of the swan's song; for it does in reality make a sound which might be taken for a species of song. There was one in Bremen in 1856, which had many listeners from far and near; and certain writers make mention, as of a natural fact, that singing swans inhabit the shores of the North Sea, especiall)- to the east of Holstein. The swan with a black neck holds a middle place between the two preceding species. Comparatively, it has been known only of late, and it was not until 18S0 that A^oung ones were successfully raised at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. A nati\e of South America, it is now acclimated throughout nearh* the whole of Europe. The sharp dix'ision between the dazzling white body and the black neck makes the bird a much-desired though costly ornament to ponds and lakes
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