Wild swan; hooper or whooper swanCygnus cygnus (Anas cygnus or Cygnus ferus)鈥楩or the spirited and beautiful figure of this bird we are indebted to Edwards. The song of the dying swan; as fabled by the ancients; and adopted by modern poets; although acknowledged by Buffon to be a fiction; he yet seems unwilling to discard from the list of agreeable delusions.'Handcoloured copperplate engraving from 鈥楾he Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or; Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature' (1798~1802) published by Harrison; London.