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Nest composed of weed stalks and leaves and lined with roots. Nest placed in a wild gooseberry bush. Size of nest: outside 5 1/4 in. 3 in. 4 in. 1 7/8.
Date31 May 1884
LocalitySt. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
CollectorWard, B.L.
Eggs in Set5
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight (transcribed as “scant”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Bed seen on nest”)
Nest Supportwild Gooseberry bush
Nest Materialsweed stalks, leaves
Nest Liningroots
Nest NotesSize of nest: outside 5 1/4 in. by 3 in. by 4 in. by 1 7/8 in.
HeaderRidgeway, 1881, No. 12
Further Details5-Jul

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