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Condition of specimens: Perfect. Ref. to Notes: P.N. #8 - p 134. Unusual - dark. Well-built; typical; 3 ft. up in dense buckbush overhanging stream.
Date07 May 1933
LocalityNashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
CollectorCrook, Compton
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown (transcribed as “none.”)
Identificationbird on nest (transcribed as “Bird on nest.”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportbuckbush
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingdense buckbush overhanging stream
Nest NotesWell-built; typical; unusual - dark
HeaderEgg Collection of Compton Crook
Further Detailsr/3/2
✦ Anecdote
The collector noted this nest as 'unusual - dark', which may indicate an atypical coloration of either the nest structure or the eggs themselves.

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