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Nest made of weed & stems, a few crumpled skeleton leaves & grapevine bark; lined with grasses; placed 4 ft. up in wild raspberry bushes. Not at all concealed. Situated some distance from the center of this mammoth thicket, where Sets "22", "39", & "79" were taken.
Date08 Jun 1900
LocalityAnderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
CollectorSmith, Charles Piper
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh (transcribed as “A-A-A”)
Identificationbird seen (transcribed as “♀ seen close by”)
Nest Height1.22 m (4 feet)
Nest Supportwild raspberry bushes
Nest Materialsweed, stems, crumpled skeleton leaves, grapevine bark
Nest Lininggrasses
Nest Settingmammoth thicket
Nest NotesNot at all concealed. Situated some distance from the center of this mammoth thicket, where Sets "22", "39", & "79" were taken.
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