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In briar thicket in woods. This set contained two eggs blotched with dark brown and one chestnut in color.
Date21 Apr 1922
LocalityMadisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
CollectorSuthard, James G.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen TypeC
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Sure”)
Nest Supportbriar thicket
Nest Settingwoods
Nest NotesThis set contained two eggs blotched with dark brown and one chestnut in color.
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF JAMES SUTHARD
Further Detailsaa+/3
✦ Anecdote
This record is notable for describing unusually variable egg coloration within a single clutch, with two eggs having the typical dark brown blotching while one was described as chestnut in color.

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