irliicJi visit the River Eden in Cumberland. 



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left on the 2u(l of April, 1910, the other pair remained at 

 Carlisle for another fortnight. 



In the winter of 1910-1911, seven Whoopers arrived at 

 the old haunt at Carlisle on the 16th of November^ 1910, and 

 the following day two more came; making nine birds in all. 



The herd of seven that arrived on the 16th of November 

 comprised one pair of adults with two cygnets, and one 

 pair of adults with one cygnet. The original bird that had 

 come since 1904 formed one of the latter pair. The two 

 that arrived on the 17th of November were adult birds. 



On the 17tli of November, however, the pair with the two 

 cygnets flew away; but they retnrned on the 18th of November 

 with one of the two adults missing. There have been eight 

 Whoopers, therefore, on the Eden at Carlisle, and they have 



Text-fiff. 15. 



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WliDopers on i\\v llivei- Etk'ii ut Carlisle. 



continued there through the winter. They are all quite 

 tame, and do not fear the presence of man. They iuive been 

 photograi)hed at clo.se quarters repeatedly. 



There are one or two characteristics of these Carlisle 

 Whoopers that seem worth placing on record. They have 



