Field notes, v492
Page 97
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Colorado 1938 19. May 23, 1938 38-167 Nest of Cactus Wren + 5 eggs (same nest as # 157) taken after an attempt to get bird at nest. Length of nest ------------------ 11½" Horizontal dia. of nest (largest part) --- 7½" Vertical dia. of the largest part ---- 6" Dia. of Opening ----------------- 2" " " outside of entrance (fly opening)---5½ Ht. of nest above ground -------- 37" Nest made entirely of dry grass lined with very fine grass, few feathers, and fibers of Yucca leaves. Cooper if 11-30th. 38-168 Mound + clogged entrance of Sepitomyza (sp?) in sandy-gravel. Long dia. of mound -------------- 23" Short " " ---------------------- 14" Horizontal Dia. of Burrow ------- 2¾" Cooper if 16-25th. (Rhinocichlas leucotis) 38-169 Coral King Snake 25" long given to me by C.H. Thomas Haker in the basement of his house. Photographed at camp in Cedar Canyon- Black bands spotted with cream-colored scales. Cream-colored bands with deep blood-red-tipped scales. Ventral surface cream with gray scales. Cooper press; f 25-6th. Specimen