Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4. köide,1–4. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 |
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... feet from the ground and the highest some eight feet , averaging , I think , five and one - half feet . I found their nests in a variety of places - prickly - pear cactus , Spanish bayonet , chaparral , and most commonly in the dense ...
... feet from the ground and the highest some eight feet , averaging , I think , five and one - half feet . I found their nests in a variety of places - prickly - pear cactus , Spanish bayonet , chaparral , and most commonly in the dense ...
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... feet from the ground , nothing but its head and tail could be seen . The nest was composed of twigs from the size of a lead - pencil down , and lined with dry grasses . This description will apply to the several others found , with this ...
... feet from the ground , nothing but its head and tail could be seen . The nest was composed of twigs from the size of a lead - pencil down , and lined with dry grasses . This description will apply to the several others found , with this ...
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... feet , the lowest less than three feet from the ground . There they swing , free to every " norther " , until they fall to SENNETT ON BIRDS OF THE RIO GRANDE OF TEXAS . 7.
... feet , the lowest less than three feet from the ground . There they swing , free to every " norther " , until they fall to SENNETT ON BIRDS OF THE RIO GRANDE OF TEXAS . 7.
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... feet from the ground , in a hollow tree , and given , less one egg , which was broken , to Dr. Merrill ; the other ( a set of four ) was taken May 7th from a rotten tree lying on the ground , the nest being only two feet from the ground ...
... feet from the ground , in a hollow tree , and given , less one egg , which was broken , to Dr. Merrill ; the other ( a set of four ) was taken May 7th from a rotten tree lying on the ground , the nest being only two feet from the ground ...
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... feet from the ground , in a thicket ; was simply hollowed out of the moss , of which it was entirely composed , with the exception of three or four horse- hairs ; entrance on side ; contained three young about half - fledged . Parents ...
... feet from the ground , in a thicket ; was simply hollowed out of the moss , of which it was entirely composed , with the exception of three or four horse- hairs ; entrance on side ; contained three young about half - fledged . Parents ...
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