156 REMARKS ON BEWICK’S SWAN. 
bird, soon became accustomed to the presence of 
strangers, and when I saw it on the 4th of April, 1830, 
was even more familiar than its captive mate. As 
these birds were strongly attached to each other and 
seemed to be perfectly reconciled to their situation, 
which in many respects was an exceedingly favour- 
able one, there was every reason to believe that a 
brood would be obtained from them. This expecta- 
tion, however, was not destined to be realized. On the 
13th of April, 1830, the male Swan, alarmed by some 
strange dogs which found their way to the reservoir, 
took flight and did not return; and on the 5th of 
September, in the same year, the female bird, whose 
injured wing had recovered its original vigour, quitted 
the scene of its misfortunes and was seen no more. 
