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the beak is red, while the beak itself is gray. 



The legs are also red. 



A species less known by private individuals 

 and less seen on the artificial waters of a city 

 is the trumpet szvan, which is very easy to 



the h(juse. In Belgium a flock of swans are daily 

 guests at tlie casino of the officers of the 

 " Guards." This casino stands clcjse to the canal 

 of the city, and near it are steps leading down lo 

 the water. Every afternoon the swans come 



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propagate in its captive state, but it is not so 

 welcome as it might be, on account of its ntjisy 

 trumpetings. 



Generally, in a peaceful neighborhood, swans 

 can be brought to behave as domestic animals ; 



out of the canal, go up the steps, and across the 

 street to the kitchen of the casino, «-here the}' 

 knock with tlieir beaks on the floor. Their meal 

 is given to tlicm, and then, at the I'ommand of 

 the head cook, the^■ return to the canal in line. 



that is to say, to come out of the water and seek paying no attention to do,gs, carriages, or any- 

 their food in a certain place, often very near to thmg else encountered on their way. 



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