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Definition of Cygnus columbianus
1. Noun. Swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds.
Generic synonyms: Swan
Group relationships: Cygnus, Genus Cygnus
Specialized synonyms: Cygnus Columbianus Columbianus, Whistling Swan, Bewick's Swan, Cygnus Columbianus Bewickii
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cygnus Columbianus
Literary usage of Cygnus columbianus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The small swan [Whistling/Tundra, Cygnus columbianus] differs only from the large
one in size and it's note, it is about l/4th less, and it's note entirely ..."
2. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark: To the by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"319) based his Anas \Cygnus\ columbianus exclusively upon the whistling swan of
Lewis and Clark—that is, upon the smaller of the two species, which is also ..."
3. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1895)
"116 (1885). (1881) ; Neis. Cruise ' Corwin,' p. 92 (1881) ; Murd. Exp. to Point
Cygnus columbianus, Coues, Bull. US Geol. $ Geogr. Surv. Terr. 2nd ser. n. ..."
4. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"Cygnus columbianus. Plumage white ; feet and bill black. Length about 53 in.
Easily distinguished from Trumpeter Swan (No. 20) by smaller size and by yellow ..."
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