Bird and shooting notes, v4473
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1895. 256) 5/25. H. Finch 5 eggs, small embryos. 30 ft. up in sealing pine near briar-covered oak N.W. of tennis. Rest of weeds lined with strips of fine bark like flax. 1/35 95 257) 5/25. H. Finch. 5 incubation just begun. Palm E. of sunn. house. Rest of weeds & grass, lined with flax like bark. 1/4 95 258) 5/25 H. Finch. Palm East of Sunn. house. 5 eggs, small embryos. nest composed like above. 1/5 95 259) 5/25 H. Finch. 5 eggs, good-sized embryos. Palm E. of sunn. house. Broke 2 in marking & threw bal. away. Nest of fine grass rimmed generously on outside with asparagus, still green 260) 5/25 Eng. Spar. Flushed bird from 1 egg. Palm E. of sunn. house. Destroyed nest eggs. 261) 5/23 G. B. Tit. 20 ft. up in pine branches of oak back of engine house