File:Sign for the Black Swan, Brandesburton - geograph.org.uk - 591021.jpg
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English: Sign for the Black Swan, Brandesburton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. A Roman named Juvenal jokingly referred to a 'black swan' as an example of a "rara avis", a 'rare bird'. He would not have known that such birds existed in Australia. Black Swan appeared as a tavern or inn sign in the 16th century, at which time it may have been meant to be a signal what a "rara avis", a remarkable person, the landlord was. Later references may well be a Australia, since a black swan is the emblem of Western Australia. A naval reference is also possible, since HMS Black Swan was active between 1939 and 1956. |
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