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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   and its nest is made of mud and lined with feathers and soft grasses. It has the same nest each year. It lays two lots of from four to five eggs of a pure white colour. It hatches for three weeks.
   The Sand-Martin builds its nest in a hole in a sand-bank. Its nest is made of dry grass and feathers It lays from four to five pure white eggs. It lays twice each year. It hatches for three weeks.
   The Swallow builds in a barn or shed. It lays four eggs. The eggs are white with brown spots. It lays two times each year and it hatches for three weeks.

   

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2. Bird-Lore - Colours of Birds

   

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   The Blackbird is a black bird and the hen is dark brown in colour.
   The Trush is a brown bird with brown spots and white spots on its breast. It has a brown bill.
   The Waterhen is a dark brown and black bird with a red bill.
   The Crow is a grey bird with a black head and black wings. It has a dark brown bill.
   The Jackdaw is a jet-black bird with a dark brown bill.
   The Black-Wren is a little brown bird with a brown

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Alphonsus G. O' Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Monktown, Co. Meath

   Informant

   John Byrd

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farm-labourer

   Address

   Monktown, Co. Meath