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1. Wild Birds (continued)

   

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   in a black thorn tree. The nest is made of hair and lined with feathers. She lays four white eggs with brown spots. The yellow-hammer builds in a ditch. The nest is made of moss and she lays three white eggs.
   "Willie the sink"'s nest is made in a groag of turf. The nest is made of sops of hay and lined with feathers. She lays five brown eggs.
   The tom tit builds in the wall of an old house. The nest is made of feathers and she lays six blue eggs.
   The sparrow builds her nest in the eve of an old house. The nest is made of sops and lined with feathers. She lays three brown eggs.
   The cuckoo builds no nest but lays her egg in front of a little bird's

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   History Edit

   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