School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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1. Bird-Lore (continued)

   

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   The plover builds her nest in corn crops when the corn is about two inches high. The nest is a hollow in the ground and lined with roots. There are four eggs in the nest of a grey colour with black spots. The bird sits on the nest for a fortnight, and when the young birds appear, they leave the nest almost immediately.
   The pigeon makes her nest in an ivy covered tree, and the nest consists of fine roots.
   She lays two white eggs in the nest. The pigeon destroys cabbage and other vegetables and her nest is nearly always robbed by boys and men.
   The curlew build her nest under furse bushes and she will attack anyone who attempts to touch her nest. She sits nearly threes weeks on the eggs before the young birds appear. The young curlews are very greedy.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joseph Nangle

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   14

   Occupation

   Schoolboy

   Address

   Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath