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Description of Nest: made of small branches, leaves etc. lined with rootlets. Situation, in an apple tree 6 feet up.
Date15 Jun 1885
LocalitySmithborough, Bond, Illinois, USA
CollectorSmith, Philo W.; Jr.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown (transcribed as “had small [?]”)
Nest Height1.83 m (6 feet)
Nest Supportapple tree
Nest Materialssmall branches, leaves
Nest Liningrootlets
Further Details1/5/1985

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