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Number of Eggs in Set: 3. 72 x 85 - 72 x 92 - 72 x 86. Identification: saw old birds. Nest: Diameter, outside 5 x inside 3 1/4. Depth, outside 3 inside 2. Composed of: weeds, leaves, and grass, lined, small thread-like material. Situated: on horizontal branches of hawthorn, 2 ft from ground.
Date01 May 1897
LocalityGolden City, Barton, Missouri, USA
CollectorCoulter, Geo M.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “saw old birds”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supporthorizontal branches of hawthorn
Nest Materialsweeds, leaves, grass
Nest Liningsmall thread-like material
Nest NotesNest diameter outside 5 inches, inside 3.25 inches. Depth outside 3 inches, inside 2 inches.
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