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49. FLICKER DESCRIBES HIMSELF.

"My name is Gose 'flicker.' I eat with my long bill. I fly with my wings which are red underneath. My legs are blue and the borders of my eyes are pinkish. My voice is loud and when I sing all the people hear me. They like my voice. This is my nature," he said they say.


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