Birds of Canada. QI 
Orver VI.—Swimmers. 
SUB-ORDER ANSERES. 
Sub-Family CYGNINZ.— The Swans. 
Cygnus americanus—The American Swan. 
This magnificent bird is rare in the eastern 
part of Canada; in the west, it 1s occasionally 
met with in the vicinity of the river St. Clair. 
Several beautiful specimens were obtained near 
Goderich in the summer of 1870. The adult 
bird is pure white; the bill and legs, black; the 
tail has twenty feathers. The young birds are 
brown, witha reddish tint. Breeds in the north- 
west. Nests, on the ground; eggs, eight in num- 
ber, of an olive-green color. This swan is fifty- 
four inches long. 
C. buccinator—The Trumpeter Swan. 
This beautiful Swan is an accidental visitor, 
rarely seen east of Toronto. It is sixty-two 
inches long. Pure white; the bill and legs, 
black. Its notes are loud and sonorous. Breeds 
in the north-west. — 
