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Nest of weed stems and coarse grass lined with finer grasses. Base of nest - dry leaves - 10 feet up in Huisache tree
Date14 Apr 1946
LocalityRefugio, Texas, USA
Coordinates28.308002, -97.153378 ↗ map
CollectorMeitzen, Travis C.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed”)
Nest Height3.05 m (10 feet)
Nest SupportHuisache tree
Nest Materialsweed stems, coarse grass
Nest Liningfiner grasses
Nest NotesBase of nest - dry leaves
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF T. C. MEITZEN, M.D.
Further Details1/3/1946

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