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   and her nest is made of moss and hair and hay and mud.
   The crow builds her nest in a tree, of sticks and mud and hay.
   The cuchoo lays her eggs in another bird's nest. The stair builds her nest in a hole in a house or a tree. It is made of feathers and straw.
   The water hen builds her nest in a heap of ferns.
   The thrush builds her nest in a bush.
   It is made of dirt and moss and hay.
   The wild pigeon builds her nest in a bush or a tree which ivy grows on, and her nest is made of sticks and hay and feathers.
   The yellow hammer makes her nest in a hole of a ditch or briars. She makes it of hay and hair.
   The tom tit makes her nest of moss and hair and feathers, in a hole in a ditch or house.
   The wren makes her nest of mud and hair in the thatch, and the seagull makes her nest in the sea.
   The jackdaw makes her nest in a chimney. She makes it of sticks and hair and some feathers.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Caffrey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Farranaglogh, Co. Meath