School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

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   is a sign of snow.
   J. Daly Cartron says that he once saw a white blackbird in Rockingham. He says that her feathers turned from black to white with old age, just the same way as a person's hair turns grey when they get old.

   

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2. Bird-Lore

   

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   The birds most common in my district are the blackbird, thrush, robin, crow and magpie. Other smaller birds are to be found, such as the sparrow, wren and yellow-hammer. The crow and magpie usually build their nests on the topmost bough of a tall ash tree, while the blackbird, thrush and yellow-hammer build their

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