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1. Wild Birds (continued)

   

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   is made of sops and feathers. She lays four brown eggs.
   The wild duck builds no nest but scrapes the ground and lays twelve blue eggs.
   The water hen builds her nest on a lump of earth on the side of the river. The nest is made of weeds and she lays three white eggs with black dots.
   The pigeon builds her nest in an ivy bush. The nest is made of sticks and straw, hay and feathers. She lays two eggs and their colour is brown.
   The bullfinch builds her nest in a white thorn tree. The nest is made of hair and feathers. She lays three blue eggs.
   The gold finch builds her nest

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pádraig Bairéad

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killacrim, Co. Kerry