WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS 381 



WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS 

 OF WILDFOWL 



SWANS 

 MUTE SWAN 



MALE AND FEMALE: Length, 50" to 61". Weight, 25 to 30 Ibs. 



WHISTLING SWAN 



MALE: Length, 48.0" to 57.4" av'ge (of 30) 52.1". Wing-spread, 74.25" to 97"; 

 av'ge (of 27) 83.5". Weight, 12 Ibs. to 18 Ibs. 10 oz.; av'ge (of 26) 16 Ibs. 4 oz. 

 FEMALE: Length, 47.0" to 58.2"; av'ge (of 39) 51.5". Wing-spread, 74.6" to 

 69.0"; av'ge (of 33) 81.7". Weight, 10 Ibs. 8 oz. to 18 Ibs.; av'ge (of 36) 13 Ibs. 

 14 oz. 



TRUMPETER SWAN 



MALE: Length, 60.0" to 72.0"; av'ge (of 4) 66.5". Wing-spread, 92.0" to 98.0"; 

 av'ge (of 3) 95.5". Weight, 21 Ibs. to 38 Ibs.; av'ge (of 6) 28 Ibs. 

 FEMALE: Length, - - Wing-spread, 83.0" to 91.6"; 



av'ge (of 2) 87.3". Weight, 20 Ibs. to 24 Ibs. 8 oz.; av'ge (of 4) 22 Ibs. 9 oz. 

 Note: Audubon refers to one Trumpeter which had a wing-spread of nearly 12 

 ft., and which weighed over 38 Ibs. Other authorities give the wing-spread as 

 from 8 ft. to 10 ft., and the weight as from 20 Ibs. to 36 Ibs. 



GEESE 

 COMMON CANADA GOOSE 



MALE: Length, 35.0" to 39.4"; av'ge (of 20) 37.2". Wing-spread, 63.0" to 76.0"; 

 av'ge (of 17) 68.8". Weight, 8 Ibs. 2 oz. to 13 Ibs. 8 oz.; av'ge (of 83) 9 Ibs. 3 oz. 

 FEMALE: Length, 31.9" to 39.2"; av'ge (of 21) 35.0". Wing-spread, 59.5" to 

 75.4"; av'ge (of 15) 64.4". Weight, 7 Ibs. 6 oz. to 13 Ibs.; av'ge (of 60) 7 Ibs. 14 oz. 



WESTERN CANADA GOOSE 



MALE: Length, 33.0" to 35.3"; av'ge (of 4) 34.3". Wing-spread, 63.0" to 65.7"; 

 av'ge (of 2) 64.3". Weight, 7 Ibs. 5 oz. to 12 Ibs. 8 oz.; av'ge (of 8) 10 Ibs. 4 oz. 

 FEMALE: Length, 31.5" to 32.3"; av'ge (of 5) 31.9". Wing-spread, 61.4" to 

 63.2"; av'ge (of 4) 61.9". Weight, 6 Ibs. 10 oz. to 9 Ibs. 8 oz.; av'ge (of 5) 7 Ibs. 

 13 oz. 



LESSER CANADA GOOSE 



MALE: Length, 26.5" to 30.0"; av'ge (of 23) 28.6". Wing-spread, 53.5" to 61.8": 

 av'ge (of 22) 57.9". Weight, 4 Ibs. 3 oz. to 7 Ibs. 2 oz.; av'ge (of 17) 5 Ibs. 2 oz. 

 FEMALE: Length, 25.5" to 30.7"; av'ge (of 18) 27.0". Wing-spread, 52.0" to 

 61.0" av'ge (of 18) 55.2". Weight, 3 Ibs. 10 oz. to 7 Ibs. 3 oz.; av'ge (of 14) 4 Ibs. 

 8 oz. 



RICHARDSON'S GOOSE 



MALE: Length, (1 only) 28.7". Weight, 3 Ibs. 11 oz. to 6 Ibs.; av'ge (of 15) 

 4 Ibs. 14 oz. 



FEMALE: Length, 22.5" to 27.0" av'ge (of 5) 24.5". Wing-spread, 44.5" to 55.0"; 

 av'ge (of 3) 49.8". Weight, 3 Ibs. to 5 Ibs. 2 oz.; av'ge (of 12) 4 Ibs. 



