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1. Birds (continued)

   

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   The thrush is a brown bird; she builds her nest in a bush and there she lays four or five white eggs with brown spots on them.

   The lark is a very beautiful singer, she builds her nest in a mossy bank.

   The pigeon is a large grey bird. She is greedy and eats a lot of cabbage. She builds her nest in a tree and lays and lays big white eggs.

   The black bird builds her nest in a hedge or bush and there she lays about five blue eggs with brown spots on them.

   The cow is a large black bird. She builds her nest in the top of a tall tree it is very big and is made of clay and moss, the young crows live mostly on the old one brings them from the farmyard.

   The mag is a black bird with a lot of white spots. She builds her nest in a tree her family also lives on eggs.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dorothy Booth

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumcong, Co. Leitrim