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HOUSE OF THE BIRDS. 311 



At the back of the last-mentioned range of the 

 Monjas is another, or rather there are several ranges 

 of buildings, standing lower than the House of the 

 Nuns, in irregular order, and much ruined. 



To the first portion of these we gave the name of 

 the House of the Birds, from the circumstance of its 



being ornamented on the exterior with representa- 

 tions of feathers and birds rudely sculptured. The 



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