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bewick’s swan. 
44. Cl'GlHTS BEWICKI1, YARRELL. BEWICK’S SWAN. 
Genus, Cygnus, Auctor. — Ch. Sr. Cvgnus Bewickii, albus- 
rostro nigro pone nitres flavescenti, rectricibus 18. — Sr. CH- 
Bewick’s Swan, white ; bill, yellow at the base posterior to the 
nostrils, 18 tail leathers. 
“ This swan breeds on the sea coast, within the 
Arctic circle, and is seen in the interior of the fur 
countries in its passage only. It makes its appearance 
among-st the latest of the migratory birds in the spring- 
while the trumpeter swans are, with the exception of 
the eagles, the earliest. It winters, according to Lew> s 
and Clark, near the mouth of the Columbia* Captain 
Lyon describes its nest as built of moss peat, nearly si* 
feet long, and four and three-quarters wide, and two 
feet high, exteriorly ; the cavity, a foot and a half i® 
diameter. The eggs were brownish white, slightly 
clouded with a darker tint.” — Richardson. 
CLANGULA, GARROT. 
43. CLANGULA BABBOWII. ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARROT. 
Head, and upper part of the neck, pansy purple \ 
with a large crescentic white mark before each eye- 
White speculum separated from, the band on the coverts 
by a black stripe. Inhabits the Rocky Mountains. The 
specific name is intended as a tribute to Mr Barrow’s 
varied talents, and his unwearied exertions for the pro- 
motion of science. Mr Swainson remarks, on the 
subject of zoological nomenclature, that “ No monu- 
ment of marble or brass is so lasting as this. It is the 
only way of perpetuating the memories of true zoolo- 
* “ The swans are of two kinds,— the large and small. Th c 
large swan is the same with the one common in the Atlantic States- 
The small differs from the large only in size and note ; it is about 
one-fourth less, and its note is entirely different. These birds 
were first found below the Great Narrows of the Columbia, ne» r 
the Chilluckittequaw nation. They are very abundant in tin 5 
neighbourhood, and remained with the party all winter ; and, >® 
number, they exceed those of the larger species in the proportion 
of five to one.” — Lewis and Clark, Journ. Sec. 
