BIRDS FOUND NEAR: SHORE OR IN BAYS 57 
Geographical Distribution: Whole of North America. 
Breeding Range: Arctic regions. 
Breeding Season: June, July, and possibly May. 
Nest: ‘* The eggs are usually laid on a tussock surrounded with water, 
and so near it that the female sometimes sits with her feet in the 
water.” 1 P 
Eggs: 3 to 6; grayish white, stained with rusty. Size 4.19 & 2.72. 
Tuts beautiful bird is found in the United States only 
in winter and while migrating in spring and fall. It is 
rare in California, but a few remain through the winter 
in the interior of the northern part of the State. The 
peculiar call note is kept up while the birds are mi- 
grating; it resembles the “honk” of wild geese, but is 
shriller and more metallic in tone. Heard overhead in 
a small valley shut in by mountains, it has a weird, 
vibrant quality. 
181. TRUMPETER SWAN. — Olor buccinator. 
Famity: The Ducks, Geese, and Swans. 
Length: 5-5} feet. 
Adults: Plumage uniform white ; bill and lores jet black. 
Young: Grayish brown, browner on head and neck. 
Geographical Distribution : Interior of North America, west to the Pacific 
coast ; rare or casual on the Atlantic. 
Breeding Range: Interior of the Northern United States northward. 
Breeding Season: May and June. 
Nest: On high ground; of grasses and moss ; lined with down and feathers. 
Eggs: 2t06; white. Size 4.30 X 2.60. 
A nov uncommon bird in California during the winter 
and early spring. It is found somewhat back from 
the coast in the fresh-water sloughs. _ According to 
Mr. Shields, the cry of the Trumpeter Swan resembles 
the tones of the French horn. Certainly it is a different 
1 Davie. 
