School: Druim (2) (roll number 11108)

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   found in the eaves of a house.
   The nest is composed of mud, and dried grass, and in this she lays five white and brown eggs.
   The blackbird's nest is made up moss and mud, and it is always to be found at the roots of bushes.
   The thrush makes a nest similar to that of the blackbird, in which she lays four or five blue eggs, with brown spots on them.
   A wren lays from twelve to sixteen eggs in her small nest of moss. The eggs are white in colour with brown spots.
   The skylark's nest is composed of dried grass and hair. The number of eggs she lays is five, and they are similar in colour to those of the robin. The nest is usually built in a rush bush, or in a tuft of grass in a field. Each bird sits on her eggs for about

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Florence Graham

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cornaglare, Co. Monaghan