AMERICxVN SWAN— CYGNUS AMERICANA; AND TRUMPETER SWAN- 



CYGNUS BUCINATOR. 



" The stately sailing Swan 

 Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale; 

 And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet 

 Bears forward tierce, and guards his osier isle, 

 Protective of his young." 



WHERE FOUND, ETC. 



We have two or more varieties of Swans which visit the 

 shores of our AtLantic States. At times they are quite nu- 

 merous in the vicinity of Carrol's Island, more particularly if 

 the weather continues boisterous for several days, when they 

 retire from the mid-ba}'- to seek food on the shallows of the 

 coves, or under the protection of the islands a considerable dis- 

 tance from the sea. Swans are very shy, fly high, and are not 

 easily brought down if not struck in some vital part. The flesh 

 of the Cvgnet, or Young Swan, is considered excellent; we have 

 eaten of it frequently, but cannot say that we have any great 



