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Composed of leaves, weeds and grape vine barks; lined with vine tendrils, weeds and strips of grape vine barks. Built 4 feet up among some grape vines in a bush which grew on the side of a bank above a little run; in a small clump of trees by a wood, in a hollow. (Nest saved.)
Date19 Apr 1897
LocalityFarina, Fayette, Illinois, USA
CollectorSnyder, W.E.
Eggs in Set2
Specimen Typee
Incubationslight
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportgrape vines
Nest Materialsleaves, weeds, grape vine barks
Nest Liningvine tendrils, weeds, strips of grape vine barks
Near Waternear water
Nest Settingbush on the side of a bank above a little run, in a small clump of trees by a wood, in a hollow
Nest NotesNest saved
HeaderCOLLECTION OF S. S. DICKEY, WAYNESBURG, PA.
Further Details2-Jan

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