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1. Bird-Lore - Colours of Birds (continued)

   

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   It is puce around the eyes. It has a yellow bill.
   The Grouse is a dark red bird with a grey bill.
   The Partridge has a grey back and a brown tail striped with black. It has a puce breast and red gills, a brown head and a red arrow underneath. It has a grey bill.
   The Curlew is a bird with a brown back spotted with black. It has black tips on its wings and a white and puce tail and a brown bill.
   The Snipe has a dark brown back and a light red head and tail. It has a grey breast and white underneath. It has a black stipe on its head. It has a red bill.
   The Heron is a grey bird with black tips on its wings. It has a white underneath and its long neck is white, spotted right down the front with big black spots to its chest. It has a white crown to its head with black from its eys to the back of its head.
   The Wild Drake has a purple back and wings with a few blue feathers on each side. It has a few blue curled feathers on its tail. It has some white feathers on its tail too. It is white underneath. It has a brown breast and a dark green head with a white ring around its neck. It has a yellow bill.
   The Wild Duck is a brown bird with a few blue

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. seanchas ainmhithe (~1,185)
         1. seanchas na n-éan (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alphonsus G. O' Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Monktown, Co. na Mí

   Informant

   John Byrd

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farm-labourer

   Address

   Monktown, Co. na Mí