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Infertile. Egg taken from nest containing 2 one-third grown young. Four yards up in clump of four closely grown mesquite like bushes 10 ft. high on open flat in border of thicket.
Date12 May 1948
LocalityEbano, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Coordinates22.21166667, -98.37833333 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set1
Specimen TypeE
Incubationinfertile
Identificationunknown
Nest Height3.66 m (4 yards)
Nest Supportclump of four closely grown mesquite like bushes
Nest Setting10 ft. high bushes on open flat in border of thicket
Nest NotesEgg taken from nest containing 2 one-third grown young
Further DetailsLaguna Salida | 1-Jan
✦ Anecdote
This record documents an infertile egg collected from an active nest that already contained two one-third grown young, suggesting mixed breeding success within the same clutch.

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