Typed letter signed "Cush" : place not specified, to [E. B. White], 1968 Oct. 30.

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Typed letter signed "Cush" : place not specified, to [E. B. White], 1968 Oct. 30.

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Concerning the call of the trumpeter swan, defending his assertion that it is more of a "yarp" than a trumpet. Musing on the reasons early naturalists such as Audubon or Forbush may have called it a trumpet and reflecting on the effect that captivity has on wild animals, including trumpeter swans, and their natural calls.

1 item (2 p.), unbound ; 28 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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