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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... 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 above the ground . 249- -5.50 x 7.50 x 2.25 x 1.88 . 312 - juv . - 4.62 x 7.00 ...
... 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 above the ground . 249- -5.50 x 7.50 x 2.25 x 1.88 . 312 - juv . - 4.62 x 7.00 ...
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... leaves laid around in layers , and lined with a few rootlets . Outside , it is 4 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 ...
... leaves laid around in layers , and lined with a few rootlets . Outside , it is 4 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 ...
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... leaves are so small that it at all times pre- sents a dull and lifeless appearance . It is this bush that the Black- throated Finches like to frequent . The male will sit on the top of a bush , four or five feet from the ground , and ...
... leaves are so small that it at all times pre- sents a dull and lifeless appearance . It is this bush that the Black- throated Finches like to frequent . The male will sit on the top of a bush , four or five feet from the ground , and ...
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... leaves for the North . I presume I could have obtained them before I left if I had not been occupied with other birds . 82 - Q - 6.25 x 9.65 x 3.0 x 2.75 . 127 - Q - 8.00 x 9.75 x 3.0 x 3.00 . 128-9-7.00 x 9.75 x 3.0 x 2.75 . 137 - Q ...
... leaves for the North . I presume I could have obtained them before I left if I had not been occupied with other birds . 82 - Q - 6.25 x 9.65 x 3.0 x 2.75 . 127 - Q - 8.00 x 9.75 x 3.0 x 3.00 . 128-9-7.00 x 9.75 x 3.0 x 2.75 . 137 - Q ...
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... leaves . The lining is composed of rootlets and pliant twigs , and some- times grasses also . The eggs are dull white , blotched and speckled all over , but more heavily at the larger end , with brown ; generally the spots are ...
... leaves . The lining is composed of rootlets and pliant twigs , and some- times grasses also . The eggs are dull white , blotched and speckled all over , but more heavily at the larger end , with brown ; generally the spots are ...
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