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Situated about four feet above ground in dense tangle of cat briar along edge of timbered swamp. Nest of sticks, rootlets, leaves and lined with black rootlets & quite tame.
Date12 May 1928
LocalityHog Island, Northampton, Virginia, USA
CollectorHarlow, Richard C.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “on nest”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportdense tangle of cat briar
Nest Materialssticks, rootlets, leaves
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingalong edge of timbered swamp
Nest NotesBird quite tame
HeaderOological Collection of Richard C. Harlow
Further Details28-Jan

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