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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... inch to two and one - 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 ...
... inch to two and one - 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 ...
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... inches , with an inside depth of two so that when the bird was on , though only six feet from the ground , nothing ... inch , the smallest 1.03 by 0.79 . The length ranges from 1.20 to 1.03 , averaging 1.12 of an inch . The breadth ...
... inches , with an inside depth of two so that when the bird was on , though only six feet from the ground , nothing ... inch , the smallest 1.03 by 0.79 . The length ranges from 1.20 to 1.03 , averaging 1.12 of an inch . The breadth ...
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... inches in diameter ; then think of the size of the bird , but little larger than a Hummingbird ! The shape is like a bottle , or , better still , a retort , with the mouth at one side and inclining downward . I found the nests built on ...
... inches in diameter ; then think of the size of the bird , but little larger than a Hummingbird ! The shape is like a bottle , or , better still , a retort , with the mouth at one side and inclining downward . I found the nests built on ...
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... inches outside diameter by two inches inside . It is composed of grasses , leaves , and a few stems , and lined with horsehair , a few feathers , and pieces of snakeskins . It was sit- uated in a hollow , live tree , only three feet ...
... inches outside diameter by two inches inside . It is composed of grasses , leaves , and a few stems , and lined with horsehair , a few feathers , and pieces of snakeskins . It was sit- uated in a hollow , live tree , only three feet ...
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... inches in diameter by 21 deep ; inside , 2 diameter by 2 inches deep . The eggs are white , speckled thickly at the larger end and sparsely at the smaller with reddish - brown . Largest egg of the four , 0.92 by 0.71 ; smallest , 0.85 ...
... inches in diameter by 21 deep ; inside , 2 diameter by 2 inches deep . The eggs are white , speckled thickly at the larger end and sparsely at the smaller with reddish - brown . Largest egg of the four , 0.92 by 0.71 ; smallest , 0.85 ...
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