1. CTGNUS. 33 



BjJ. Comjit. Rend, xliii, p. G-i8, n. 5 (185G) ; G. R. Gr. Hand- 

 list, iii. p. 78, D. 10602 (1871) ; Ridyio. JS'ovi. N. Am. B. n. 588 

 (1881) ; Nels. Cna'se ' Convin,' p. 92 (1881) ; Murd. Exp. to Point 

 Barroio, p. 116 (1885). 



CygTius columbianus, Coues, Bull. U.S. Geol. Sj- Geogr. Surv. Terr. 

 2nd ser. n. 6, p. 444 (1876) ; id. Check-list, 2nd ed. p. 110, n. 689 

 (1882) ; id. Key i\\ Am. B. p. G82, n. 689 (1884). 



Olor columbianus, Stepi. Pr. U.S. Nat. Miis. v. p. 210 (1882) ; B., 

 B., 4- R. Water-Birds N. Am. i. p. 425 (1884) ; Stejn. Bull. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. no. 29, p. 150 (Berin? I.) (1885) ; A. O. U. Code of 

 Nom. and Check-list, p. 129, n. 180 (1886) ; Twjier, Contr. N. if. 

 Alaska, p. 144 (1886) (Yukon) ; Nels. N. H. Coll. in Alaska, 

 p. 91 (1887) (Bering Sea); Ridgiv. Man. N. Am. B. p. 120, 

 pi. xxix. f. 1 (head) (1887) ; Stejn. Pr. U.S. Nat. Miis. x. p. 136 

 (Bering Is.) (1887) : ISlacfarl. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 425 (eggs) 

 (1891) ; Hatch, B. of Minnes. p. 82 (1892). 



Tail usually of twenty feathers ; bill not longer than the head. 



Advlt. Entire plumage pure white, the head, sometimes the neck, 

 or even entire underparts, tinged with rusty ; bill, tarsi, and feet 

 deep black, the bare loral skin usually mai-ked by an oblong spot 

 of orange or yellow (dull pale reddish, yellowish, or whitish in 

 the skin) ; iris brown. Total length about 53-55 inches, wing 

 21-50-22, tail 7-8, culmen 3-82-:-2, tarsus 4-06-4-32. 



Female similar, 



Younri. Light plumbeous, paler beneath, the fore part and top of 

 the head tinged with reddish brown ; bill reddish flesh-colour, dusky 

 at the tip ; feet dull yellowish flesh-colour or greyish. 



Hah. The whole of Xorth America, breeding far north ; accidental 

 in Scotland. 



a. Ad. St. N. America. J. Richardson, Esq. [P.]. 



h. Ad. st. Northern Exped. The Admiralty [P.]. 



c. c? ad. sk. Coi-pus Christi, Texas, Oct. {F. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 B. Armstrong). 



4. Cygnus buccinator. 



Cygnus buccinator, -Re'c/i. Faun. B.-A. ii. p. 464 (1831) (Hudson's 

 'Bay) ; Yarrell, Philos. Mag. 1832, p. 287 ; id. Tr. Linn. Soc. xvii. 

 pp. 1-4, pi. i. (1834) (sternum and trachea) ; Nutt. Man. ii. p. 370 

 (1834) ; Aud. Orn. Bioqr. iv. p. 536, pi. 376 (1838) ; Bp. Comp. List, 

 p. 55, n. 3G5 (1838) ; Wieg?n. Arch.f. Naturg. 1838, i. p. 371 : Eijt. 

 Man. Anat. p. 100 (1838) ; Blainv. Compt. Rend. vii. p. 1026 (1838) ; 

 Less. Rev. Zool. 1839, p. 323; Aud. Orn. Bioqr. v. p. 114, pi. 406 

 (1839) ; id. Sgn. p. 274 (1839) : Riipp. Mu^. Senckenb. iii. p. 6 

 (1839) ; Aud. B. Am. vi. p. 219, pis. 382, 383 (1843) ; Wgman, 

 Pr. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 119 (sternum) (1843) ; Giraud, B. of 

 Lonq Isl. p. 299 (1844) ; G. R. Gr. Geyi. B. iii. p. 610, n. 7 (1844) ; 

 Ha'rtl. Syst. Verz. Ges. Mus. p. 118 (1844) ; Rchnb. Sgn. Av., 

 Natatores, t. 104. ff". 2775-76 (1850) (ex Aud.) : Newb. P. R. R* 

 Rep. vi. p. 104 (1857) (California and Oregon) ; Baird, B. N.Avu 

 p. 758 (1858) ; id. Cat. N. Am. B. n.562 (1859) : Wied, J. f. 0. 

 1859, p. 162; ? Bamst. Ibis, 1860, p. 253 (Hudson's Bay) ; 'Cjop. 



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