George Shiras 3rd :: Young swan suffering from lead poisoning. Published in Hunting wild life with camera and flashlight : a record of sixty-five years’ visits to the woods and waters of North America. Volume II, 1935. | src Memorial University of NewfoundlandCaption: Its appetite betrayed it. /This young swan, suffering from lead poisoning and unable to fly, was caught near shore. The ailment comes from shot pellets picked up on the bottom and retained in the gizzard until destroyed by attrition.Published in Hunting wild life with camera and flashlight : a record of sixty-five years’ visits to the woods and waters of North America. Volume II, 1935. Full page 114. | src Memorial University of Newfoundland
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