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The Roman satirist Juvenal wrote in AD 82 of rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan"). [6] He meant something whose rarity would compare with that of a black swan, or in other words, as a black swan was not thought to exist, neither did the supposed characteristics of the "rare bird" with which it was being compared.
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The black swan was noted by all of the early European maritime explorers who sailed along the Western Australian coast. In 1697 the Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh sailed into and named the 'Swaanerivier' after the birds. [1] In 1826 the British explorer Captain James Stirling recorded seeing some 500 black swans flying over the Swan River.
Image Adopted Remarks State flag: Flag of Western Australia: Flag of Western Australia: 1870 The swan faced was changed in 1953 to look towards the Union Jack in accordance with heraldic principles. State badge: State badge of Western Australia State Badge of Western Australia: 27 November 1875 The state badge was approved by the Colonial ...
[7] [12] The black swan alludes to the state of Western Australia itself. [13] [14] It is native to the state, [15] [16] and lent its name to the Swan River Colony (the precursor to modern-day Western Australia). [3] It was subsequently adopted as the bird emblem of the state on 25 July 1973. [7]
The black swan was a literary or artistic image among Europeans even before their arrival in Australia. Cultural reference has been based on symbolic contrast and as a distinctive motif. The black swan's role in Australian heraldry and culture extends to the first founding of the colonies in the eighteenth century.
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The new logo featured two seagulls formed into a bigger seagull, representing the spirit of Greece and the airline's values. The new logo was inspired by Greek sky and seas, historical architecture and the country's design heritage. [4] Aerolíneas Argentinas: A condor. Aeromexico: An eagle knight. Air Arabia: A seagull. Air Lithuania: A crane.