14 SEPTEMBER 1918, Page 12

[TO THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

EIR,—It may interest your correspondent to know that although the swan's family as a rule is limited to two or three, some years ago a pair on the river here were the happy parents of ten. It was quite a sight to see them swim up the river, the male bird in front and the female keeping a sharp look-out at the rear.—