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WILD SWAN. 
Among the many natural rarities which have 
lately been discovered in New Holland, is a black 
swan. The general appearance of this very elegant 
bird is like the tame swan : it has all those graceful 
attitudes which so eminently distinguish it from the 
other inhabitants of the waters. The plumage of 
this remarkable species is of a full deep black, with 
a bill of the finest red, and white quill feathers. 
The tip of the upper beak is blackish ; there is a 
yellow spot near it ; the legs and feet are black. 
