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Diameter, outside 4 1/2, inside 3 x 2 1/2. Depth, outside 3 1/2, inside 2. Composed of small vines and rootlets. Situated forks of small elm, about 3 ft. up. This nest was in some small brush in ditch by side of railroad.
Date25 Jun 1893
LocalitySeneca, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
CollectorCoulter, Geo M.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun”)
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Same”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportforks of small elm
Nest Materialssmall vines, rootlets
Nest Settingsmall brush in ditch by side of railroad
Nest NotesDiameter outside 4.5 inches, inside 3 x 2.5 inches. Depth outside 3.5 inches, inside 2 inches.
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