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Nest, in bush 5 ft up. Composed of leaves weeds & grape vine bark. Lined with grape vine bark fine weeds.
Date02 Jun 1906
LocalityBurning Springs, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Collectorvan Alstine, C.E.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “O.K.”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportbush
Nest Materialsleaves, weeds, grape vine bark
Nest Lininggrape vine bark, fine weeds
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF C. E. Van Alstine, Burning Springs, W. Va.
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