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Number of Eggs in Set: 4: 6.5 x 5.8. 6.6 x 5.9. 6.4 x 5.8. 6.3 x 5.9. Nest - Diameter, outside 5 x inside 3 x Depth, outside 4 inside 3. Composed of twigs, feathers and grape vine bark lined with rootlets. Situated in forks of branches of limbs of small elm tree 3 1/2 ft. up.
Date22 May 1897
LocalityGolden City, Barton, Missouri, USA
CollectorCoulter, Geo M.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationunknown
Nest Height1.07 m (3.5 feet)
Nest Supportforks of branches of small elm tree
Nest Materialstwigs, feathers, grape vine bark
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest NotesNest diameter outside 5 inches, inside 3 inches. Depth outside 4 inches, inside 3 inches.
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