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Loosely made of leaves, weed stems and tops and a single bit of paper; rather heavily lined with fine grass and a few strips of weed fibre. Located 3 feet up in a tangle of agarita branches in a low thick bush, which grew at the edge of a dense clump of the same, in an open mesquite grove. Female flushed.
Date28 Apr 1923
LocalitySan Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.481003, -98.6260958 ↗ map
CollectorQuillin, Roy W.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen TypeE
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supporttangle of agarita branches in a low thick bush
Nest Materialsleaves, weed stems and tops, single bit of paper
Nest Liningfine grass, strips of weed fibre
Nest Settingedge of a dense clump of agarita bushes in an open mesquite grove
Nest NotesNest loosely made, female flushed when approached.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ROY QUILLIN
Further Details1112/n4

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