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The Skelligs, County Kerry, and the Bull and Cow Rock, 

 County Cork, are said to be the only Irish breeding-places of the 

 Gannet. 



There are about fifty-five summer and forty-five winter migrants 

 in Ireland. 



Neither the Black Grouse nor the Ptarmigan is a native of 

 Ireland. 



The bird usually called the " Green Linnet " is not a Linnet, nor 

 is the " Hedge Sparrow " a Sparrow. 



The most beautiful nest in this country is that of the Long-tailed 

 Titmouse. 



The Wren and the Dipper are the only birds in Ireland with 

 erect tails. 



The only song bird of the Arctic regions is the Snow Bunting. 



The Laughing Jackass is a species of Kingfisher. 



When, as in autumn and winter, flocks composed of various 

 species feed in company, it is found that they separate at night ; 

 birds only of the same species roosting together, to assemble again 

 with their congeners in the morning. 



A few birds are more common in Ireland than in England ; 

 of these the principal are the Peregrine, Falcon, Raven, Chough, 

 Magpie, the Stonechat, the Grey Wagtail, the Snipe, Heron, and 

 other water birds. 



The females of birds of prey are usually one-third larger than 

 the males of song birds ; amongst the Warblers, the hen Blackcap 

 alone is larger than the cock. 



The Germans imagine that the voice of the Chaffinch most nearly 

 resembles the human. In the West of England they say he always 

 cries about the 25th of March 



" Pay your rent Pay your rent Pay your rent." 



That rare and beautiful bird the Bearded Tit is sometimes called 

 the "Reed Pheasant." 



The call-note of the Pied Wagtail resembles the word " physic ;" 

 that of the Pied Flycatcher, the syllables "pse-chip-chip." The 

 latter is said to be the mutest bird in Great Britain or Ireland. 



The voice of the Magpie and that of the kid are somewhat alike. 



The Jay possesses the loudest voice of any British bird. 



