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Nest of dry leaves & vine stems & lined with fine, raised grass stems. It was placed 6 1/2 feet up in an elder bush in a thicket bordering a woods.
Date20 Jun 1900
LocalityHolmesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.03766, -75.017701 ↗ map
CollectorMiller, Richard F.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “by the female”)
Nest Height1.98 m (6.5 feet)
Nest Supportelder bush
Nest Materialsdry leaves, vine stems
Nest Liningfine grass stems
Nest Settingthicket bordering a woods
HeaderCollection of Richard F. Miller
Further Details3-Jan

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