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 bewicki). 



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. 



