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Nest composed of: grape stems, bark, chicken feathers. Placed: briers, weeds & roots, lined with fine brier bush 3 ft. up. Size of nest: black rootlets. Measurement of egg: Diam 4/4 in. 3/4 in. Doz. av. 3 1/2 in. 2 in.
Date30 May 1885
LocalityWoodside, Queens, New York, USA
CollectorCrandall, C.W.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bd flushed”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportbriers
Nest Materialsgrape stems, bark, chicken feathers
Nest Liningfine black rootlets
Nest Settingweeds & roots
Nest NotesNest placed in briers, weeds & roots, lined with fine brier bush 3 ft. up. Egg measurements: Diam 4/4 in. 3/4 in. Doz. av. 3 1/2 in. 2 in.
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