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   eggs.
   the williewagtail builds her nest in a hole in a stone wall or in ivy she builds it of moss and feathers. She lays five eggs they are green.
   Last winter a williewagtail came into our school yard every day and was fet with crumbs by the children. She has a nest at the present time in the ivy which grown on the wall outside the school door. There are four or five young birds in it.
   The swallow builds her nest in the eaves of houses she builds it of clay and hay. She lays four or five eggs of a gray colour.
   The wren builds her nest in a bush she builds it of moss and feathers. She lays fifteen or sixteen speckled eggs.
   The linnet builds her nest in a bush she builds it of moss and feathers. She lays four or

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ch. Bannon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Strattonstown, Co. Westmeath

   Collector

   P. Smyth

   Address

   Hanstown, Co. Westmeath