Birds

25th May 1938

The following are the birds which are mostly seen in the parish of Balla in the Barony of Carra.
The robin stays in Ireland and does not migrate. She builds her nest in a bunch of briars. She lays five eggs.
The pigeon builds in a tall white-thorn bush and does not migrate. She lays two eggs.
The pheasant builds her nest in rushes. She lays six eggs and does not migrate.
The curlew builds in a wild bog or near a lake. She lays five eggs and does not migrate.
The cata-fhada is a gray bird which lives on eels and fish. She has long legs and big wings. She builds in a bush and lays four eggs. She does not migrate.
The philibian is a gray bird which builds in rough grass on a bank. She lays five eggs and does not go away.
The magpie is a black and white bird who steals other birds' eggs. She builds in an apple tree and lays four eggs. She does not migrate.
The seagull is a white bird the shape of a duck. She builds her nest on rocks near a lake or sea. She lays seven eggs and does not migrate.
The wood-cock builds in a wood. She is a gray bird the shape of a hen. She lays three eggs and does not go away.
The swallow is a small blue bird who builds in the rafters of a barn. She lays six eggs and she migrates.
The cuckoo does not build any nest but lays in another bird's nest. She is a gray bird with a very long tail who migrates.
The Ball-court is a black bird with long legs. She is the shape of a duck and she builds in the reeds near a lake. She lays nine eggs and does not migrate.
The partridge lays in the heather. She is a big gray bird. A shape of a brown horse-shoe comes on her breast when she is over a year old. She lays fifteen eggs and does not migrate.
27 May 1938
The Magpie is a black and white bird who builds in an apple tree.
The partridge lays in the heather.