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In a wild gooseberry bush three feet from ground and composed of twigs dry leaves grass inner bark, grass and lined with fine roots & grass.
Date01 May 1895
LocalityBloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
CollectorGetty, Percy D.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationadvanced
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “Sure”)
Nest Height0.91 m (3 feet)
Nest Supportwild gooseberry bush
Nest Materialstwigs, dry leaves, grass, inner bark
Nest Liningfine roots, grass
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF PERCY D. GETTY, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.
Further DetailsNo. 78 | 4-Jan

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