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1. Wild Birds (continued)

   

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   nest named the veet and puts the egg into the nest. When the young cuckoo comes out and when she is a couple of days old she has a hallow in her back and throws the little birds out of the nest and has all the food for herself.
   The corn crake builds in a meadow. The nest is only scooped and she lays six brownish eggs.
   The crow builds in top of a tree. The nest is made of cippins. She lays white eggs.
   The starling builds in a hole in a tree. The nest is made of hay and sticks. She lays four brown eggs.
   The jackdaw builds in a chimney of a house. The nest is made of sticks and she lays four white eggs

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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