Author Cornelius Nozeman (1720–1786); Christiaan Andreas Sepp (ca 1710–1775); Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739–1811); Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798)
Title
Nederlands: Wilde Zwaan uit Nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven
English: Whooper swan (On top: Whooper swan, adult; below: Mute swan, adult [Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789)]) from Nederlandsche vogelen (Dutch birds) by Nozeman and Sepp (1770-1829)
Object type Book
Description
English: Plate 250 from the Nederlandsche vogelen by Nozeman and Sepp.
Nederlands: Plaat 250 uit de Nederlandsche vogelen door Nozeman en Sepp.
Date between 1770 and 1829
Medium Print, coloured by hand
Current location KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Accession number PPN 152496122
Place of creation Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Notes
English:
Modern scientific name of bird depicted: Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Modern English name of bird depicted: Whooper swan
Modern Dutch name of bird depicted: Wilde Zwaan
Dutch name as mentioned in book: Wilde Zwaan en Tamme of Knobbel-Zwaan
Latin name as mentioned in book: Anas Cygnus, en Anas Olor
File number: 492b
Items depicted on plate: On top: Whooper swan, adult; below: Mute swan, adult [Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789)]
Source/Photographer
Plate with file number '492b' from "Nederlandsche vogelen" at the website of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Cygnus_cygnus_(492b).jpg

Anas cygnus = whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
The whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. Whooper swans require large areas of water to live in, especially when they are still growing, because their body weight cannot be supported by their legs for extended periods of time. The whooper swan spends much of its time swimming, straining the water for food, or eating plants that grow on the bottom.

Anas olor = mute swan (Cygnus olor)
The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Cygnus olor is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. Cygnus olor is an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species.