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    Birds: will eat many kinds of insects flies, wasps, ants and beetles.
    Birds will eat many kinds: of insects flies, wasps, ants and beetles.
    Birds will eat many kinds of insects: flies, wasps, ants and beetles.
    Birds will eat many kinds of insects flies, wasps, ants: and beetles.

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    Birds will eat many kinds of insects: flies, wasps, ants and beetles.