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In briars 4 ft from ground. Made of dried grass, bark etc. lined with strips of vash
Date06 Jun 1914
LocalityChoptank river, Kent, Delaware, USA
CollectorRhoads, Samuel N.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationadvanced (transcribed as “well advanced”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “9 left nest”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportbriars
Nest Materialsdried grass, bark
Nest Liningstrips of vash
HeaderOölogical Collection of J. Parker Norris
Further Details298/3
✦ Anecdote
The nest lining is described as 'strips of vash' which appears to be an unusual or possibly archaic term for nest lining material.

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