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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... half a mile of us , we yet went out to satisfy our- selves , and found the cry to be that of a Mocker in excellent imitation of the chachalaca refrain . The Mockingbird commenced laying on the Rio Grande about April 1. Our first eggs ...
... half a mile of us , we yet went out to satisfy our- selves , and found the cry to be that of a Mocker in excellent imitation of the chachalaca refrain . The Mockingbird commenced laying on the Rio Grande about April 1. Our first eggs ...
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... half inches . Of those taken , the lowest was four 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 ...
... half inches . Of those taken , the lowest was four 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 ...
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... half a mile from where the first three were obtained . Sev- eral more were seen ; in fact , they were more abundant than any other Warbler . It was a constant surprise to me while on the Rio Grande that so few Warblers were to be seen ...
... half a mile from where the first three were obtained . Sev- eral more were seen ; in fact , they were more abundant than any other Warbler . It was a constant surprise to me while on the Rio Grande that so few Warblers were to be seen ...
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... half an hour had elapsed since his first visit , the nest was empty . The nest was built on a very small tree in the heart of the woods , and was only five and one - half feet from the ground on a hori zontal fork , on which several ...
... half an hour had elapsed since his first visit , the nest was empty . The nest was built on a very small tree in the heart of the woods , and was only five and one - half feet from the ground on a hori zontal fork , on which several ...
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... half inches wide by two and three - fourths inches deep ; inside , two and three - fourths inches wide by two inches deep . The five eggs are pure white , with a few large blotches over the larger half . They average 0.86 by 0.68 . 67-6 ...
... half inches wide by two and three - fourths inches deep ; inside , two and three - fourths inches wide by two inches deep . The five eggs are pure white , with a few large blotches over the larger half . They average 0.86 by 0.68 . 67-6 ...
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