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The nest was composed of paper, grass, weed stems, leaves, and lined with rootlets. Nest was 4 feet up in a chaparral bush.
Date05 May 1940
LocalityCorpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
Coordinates27.765177, -97.6267041 ↗ map
CollectorMerritt, Arthur; Jr.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportchapparal bush
Nest Materialspaper, grass, weed stems, leaves
Nest Liningrootlets
HeaderOological Collection of Arthur Merritt, Jr., Robstown, Texas
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