102 OUR MIGRANT BIRDS 



Plumage. — White. Bill tipped with black, otherwise 

 lemon-yellow. Legs black. Length 60 in. Female 

 smaller. 



Language. — Loud, and rather like a trumpet ; thus — 

 " who-who-who." 



Habits. — Flight strong and powerful, with the long 

 neck outstretched ; not of so graceful an appearance as 

 the Mute Swan. It frequents shallow waters, and feeds 

 by thrusting its long neck down to the bottom, where the 

 food is found. A powerful swimmer, like all the Swans. 

 Flocks fly in formation like geese. 



Food. — Aquatic weeds and grass. 



Nidification. — Breeds in northern regions. 



BEWICK'S SWAN {Cygnus hewicki). 



A rarer winter visitor than last to suitable parts of 

 our coasts. 



Observation. — Smaller than last, and has greater area 

 of black on bill. 



Plumage. — White, rather more black on bill than in the 

 last. Length 46 in. Female similar. 



Language. — A metallic " tong-tong-tong." 



Habits. — Like the last. 



Food. — Aquatic plants. 



Nidification. — Breeds in northern regions. 



GREY PHALAROPE (Phalaropus fulicarius). 



An irregular visitor, sometimes appearing in consider- 

 able numbers on our south-eastern, south-western, and 

 southern coasts. 



