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Stories about birds of land and water (1874)

Kirby, Mary, 1817-1893, Kirby, Elizabeth, 1823-1873 · Hartford [Conn.] : American Publishing Co. · leaf 145

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ome twig of furze on the mountain side, while his mate isbrooding over her young. His nest is in some bush of heath, and is very neat and pretty, and is 142 STORIES ABOUT BIJiDS. made of grass and moss and wool, and lined with hair. He is very fondof the hilly parts of the country, where there are… … THE BROWN LINNET. green linnet. He himself is the largest of them all, and the most robust.His plumage is slightly glossed, the upper part of the head streaked withgreyish brown, and the back of the same colour, only of a redder shade.The feathers of the forehead are red, tipped with brown. He is…

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