AUTHOR SHOOTIXG A WILD SAVAX. 2Co 



the flesh of the hooper, which they found excellent anJ 

 not fishy, and that he had also amassed a large quantity 

 of down from the body, and a supply of large quills from 

 the wings. Until I heard this from Mr. Pouche, I was 

 not aware that a wild swan unfattened would have proved 

 such a palatable dish for the table ; but we know that 

 almost every bird, down to a swallow or robin-redbreast, 

 is acceptable to a Frenchman. 



