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not seen nor heard during
the following two hours. I
believe something happened to
the female and the male
were staying on. The two
eegs were fresh. There was one
egg 4 days ago when "I"'
found the nest. The bird
proved to be the Green
Road Runner instead of
monomorph. All actions were
typically road runner.
The nest was built in
a small bushy tree on a
hill side of scattered trees
of the same sort. The hillside
was steep and grassy and
the nest was plainly visible
near the top of the tree.
The nest itself was better
constructed than the Common
Road Runner and was made
of smaller sticks and
well lined. The total bulk
was no larger than the
Grackle nest at Salina Bay.
Several old nests of sage
sort and location were seen
in the vicinity.
This record is a decided
extension of range for the Green
Road Runner.
On the opposite side of the
peak I saw another bird