ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
THE SWANS, GEESE, DUCKS, AND MERGANSERS
Black Swan
The last of the Swans is the celebrated Black Swan (Che-nopis atrata) of Australia. It is a smaller bird than some of the white species, being only about forty inches long, and is brownish black throughout, with the lower surface paler, and with the primaries and secondaries pure white.
The bill is scarlet, crossed near the tip by a broad white band. Aside from the color, which of course serves to distinguish it at once, the inner wing-feathers and feathers between the shoulders are crisped or curled and raised.
The neck is long and slender, and carried in a very graceful curve, which, with its comparative tameness, makes it one of the most attractive birds of the whole group.
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