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Wild swan

A name covering the Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus and the Whooper Swan C. cygnus, distinguishing these truly wild swans from the partly domesticated Mute Swan C. olor.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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