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Species: Eastern Cardinal. Scientific: Richmondena cardinalis cardinalis. Locality: Adams County, Illinois. Identity: positive/nest and eggs. Incubation: fresh. Distance from ground: two feet. Tree: wild rose bush. Nest: made of grasses and roots. Placed in wild rose bush in overgrown pasture.
Date23 May 1940
LocalityAdams, Illinois, USA
CollectorCruttenden, John R.
Eggs in Set3
Specimen Typee
Incubationfresh
Identificationpositive (transcribed as “positive/nest and eggs”)
Nest Height0.61 m (2 feet)
Nest Supportwild rose bush
Nest Materialsgrasses, roots
Nest Settingovergrown pasture
HeaderOOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF JOHN R. CRUTTENDEN QUINCY, ILLINOIS
Further Details1/3/1940

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