- 5 6i WILD SWAN, Class II, 



XLVII. BILL ftrong, flat, or deprefTed, and commonly 

 furnifhed at the end with a nail. Edges divided 

 into fharp lamella, 



NOSTRILS fmall and oval. 



TONGUE broad, edges near the bafe fringed. 



FEET 5 middle toe the longeft. 



.264. Wild Gejher a<v. 373. Schwane. Kram. 338. 



Swan. "Wild Swan, Elk, or Hooper. Anas Cygnus ferus. Lin. fyfi. 

 Wil. orn. 356. 194. 



Raizjyn. a-v. 136, Swan. Faun. Suec. fp. 107. 



Edzv. av. 150. Danis Vild Svane. Cimbris 

 Le Cygne fauvage. Brijfon Snabel- Svane. Brunnich, 



a<v. VI. 292. Tab. 28. 94. 



Labod. Scopoliy No. 66. Br. Zoo/. 149. add. plates. 



THE wild fwan frequents our coafts in hard 

 winters in large flocks, but as far as we can 

 inform ourfelves does not breed in Great Britain. 

 Martin * acquaints us, that fwans come in Oftober 

 in great numbers to Lingey, one of the Weftern Ijles ; 

 and continue there till March, when they retire 

 more northward to breed. A few continue in 

 Mainland, one of the Orknies, and breed in the lit- 

 tle ides of the frefh water lochs ; but the multitude 

 retires at approach of fpring. On that account, 



fwans are there the country man's almanack : on 



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their 



