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Made of straw, roots, leaves & mud. Placed 2 feet from ground in the roots of some trees growing on the bank of a dry stream.
Date23 Apr 1886
LocalityOxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
CollectorMoore, James T.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typec
Incubationfresh
Identificationbird on nest
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportroots of trees
Nest Materialsstraw, roots, leaves, mud
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingtrees growing on the bank of a dry stream
Nest NotesPlaced in the roots of trees growing on the bank of a dry stream
HeaderSmithsonian New No 2472
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