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LAKES AND RIVERS. 



Ireland. Its eggs are excellent eating, and are laid 

 from April to July. 



Of the genus Ciconia, the White Stork (Ciconia 



THE WHITE STORK. 



alba), and the Black Stork (C. nigrd), and the Crane 

 (Grus rinered) are the chief examples, but they rarely 

 visit Great Britain. The latter was protected by 



