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1. Wild Birds

   

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   There are names such as the robin, the blackbird, the thrush, the swallow, chaff finch, hedge sparrow, the cuckoo, the corn crake, the willywagtail, the raven, the stonechecker, the house sparrow, the crow, the wild pigeon, the snipe, the wild duck, the lark, the partridge, the water hen, the gold finch, the yellow hammer, the wren, the stare, the bat, the swan, the greeneral, the seagull, the plikihine[?], the curlew, the wild goose, the owl and tomtit.

   The robin builds her nest of moss and wool (and wool) and lays six eggs and stays three weeks on them until the young ones come out.
   The magpie builds her nest of sticks and moss in a bush.
   The swallow builds her nest in the couples of barns. Her nest is made of dirt and hen's feathers.
   The stonechecker builds her nest in a hole of a house of moss and hair and feathers.
   The wild duck builds her nest in rushes or long grass.
   The blackbird builds her nest of mud and hay and moss in a bush.
   The sky lark builds her nest in a tuft of grass

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Caffrey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Farranaglogh, Co. Meath