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Nest situated 7 feet up in crotch of wild grape vines depending from limbs ten feet tall in a wood amidst thick undergrowth, near a road and well hidden. Loosely made of grass and vine stems, weed and bark strips and fibres and grass blades, lined thickly with black rootlets; deeply cupped and of average size.
Date27 Jun 1920
LocalityPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationtwo thirds (transcribed as “8 Days Incubated”)
Identificationunknown
Nest Height2.13 m (7 feet)
Nest Supportcrotch of wild grape vines
Nest Materialsgrass, vine stems, weed, bark strips, fibres, grass blades
Nest Liningblack rootlets
Nest Settingwood amidst thick undergrowth, near a road
Nest Noteswell hidden, loosely made, deeply cupped and of average size, grape vines depending from limbs ten feet tall
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