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been shot in England, and also a young male in Scotland 
during September, 1872. It has since been included in various 
collections, where it has bred freely, notably in that of Mr. 
J. H. Gurney, who furnished the Zoological Society with 
a number of interesting notes on the Cygnets. The Polish 
Swan has also been bred in confinement by Lord Lilford for 
several generations. 
Male.—Plumage white; a very small black tubercle on 
the bill, which is orange with the edges and tip black; feet 
yellowish-grey ; iris brown. 
Female.—Similar. 
Young.—White; bill flesh-colour; feet ash-coloured. 
“Reddish buff down, on losing which they were pure white” 
(Lord Lilford, Nov. 14th, 1888). 
Egg.—Dirty white; four to eight in number. April—May. 
Incubation, five to six weeks. 
BLACK-NECKED SWAN. 
(Cygnus nigricollis). 
These magnificent birds are the most striking of the Swan 
tribe, and are natives of South America. Dr. Cunningham 
in his work on the “ Natural History of the Strait of Magellan,” 
mentions finding the nest of the Black-necked Swan during 
the month of October, containing eggs, as also the nest and 
eggs of Cygnus coscoroba. The first specimens brought to 
Europe were presented to the Earl of Derby in 1851, by 
Admiral Hornby, then commanding H.MLS. Fleet in the Pacific. 
From his collection a pair were sent to Windsor, and at a 
later period some birds were presented to the Zoological 
Gardens in Regents Park, where this species first bred in 1857, 
