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in the gray brush - a roomy nest made on the limbs of brush. Base in trees, ground.
Date12 May 1893
LocalityCamargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coordinates26.3, -98.83333333 ↗ map
CollectorJackson, T.H.; for
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationunknown
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “The identity is right”)
Nest Supportlimbs of brush
Nest Settinggray brush
Nest NotesDescribed as a roomy nest. Also noted as having base in trees, ground.
Further Details4857 | 95/4
✦ Anecdote
The description mentions the nest having its 'base in trees, ground' which is contradictory and unusual phrasing that may indicate confusion about the nest's actual placement.

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