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and within a few weeks we have been so fortu-
nate as to secure three young birds of the
Trumpeter Swan. This is an American Swan
the largest know swan in the world, and
its domestication is comparatively[?] a new
affair. They were taken from the west the
past summer in Northwestern Iowa
where just from the shell, are perfectly tame
and promise to be a great acc[ession?] to our
grounds. Their brilliant white plumage,
contrasted with their jet-black feet &
their large size will render them a con-
spicuous ornament to our grounds.

T. M. Brewer
J. L. Little