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period, the Vintners' Company alone possessed five hundred 

 birds. 



In the lano-uaQC of swanherds, the male Swan is called a 

 Cob, the female a Pen : these terms refer to the comparative 

 size and grade of the two sexes ; the black tubercle at the 

 base of the beak is called the berry. 





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