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Nest of grass, some leaves and mud, lined with finer grasses. Placed 6 ft. up in crotch of dogwood bush on steep hillside - partially wooded. Bird flushed. Set taken because of eggs being long peculiar specimens. Size in inches: 1.22 x .79, 1.22 x .79, 1.19 x .79 and 1.16 x .80 inches.
Date21 Apr 1933
LocalityWaynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates39.889564, -80.190909 ↗ map
CollectorJacobs, J. Warren
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “fresh.”)
Identificationflushed
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch of dogwood bush
Nest Materialsgrass, some leaves, mud
Nest Liningfiner grasses
Nest Settingsteep hillside - partially wooded
Nest NotesBird flushed. Set taken because of eggs being long peculiar specimens.
HeaderCOLLECTION OF J. WARREN JACOBS. WAYNESBURG, PA.
Further DetailsNo. 761. Set No. 2793. No. 104,029 | 28/4
✦ Anecdote
This set was specifically collected because the eggs were noted as being 'long peculiar specimens', suggesting they had unusual proportions or characteristics that made them scientifically interesting.

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