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Outwardly of weeds and leaves, lined with grass and rootlets 4½' up in a small mesquite tree in brushy mesquite woods. Birds common resident. Nesting from middle April until July. Eggs 3 or 4, mostly 4.
Date06 May 1925
LocalitySomerset, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.23099, -98.65723 ↗ map
CollectorKirn, Albert J.B.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed”)
Nest Height1.37 m (4.5 feet)
Nest Supportsmall mesquite tree
Nest Materialsweeds, leaves
Nest Lininggrass, rootlets
Nest Settingbrushy mesquite woods
Nest NotesBirds common resident. Nesting from middle April until July. Eggs 3 or 4, mostly 4.
HeaderOological Collection Albert J.B. Kirn. Solomon, Kansas
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