Field notes on ornithology and oology collected and recorded during 1891-1895, v4290
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48 633a Vireo bellii pusillus 1891 5/6 Saw one or two. 5/29 A nest near brook has been broken down, contents 1 egg. 5/30 Found nest of yg. in Syeamese Description of nests taken in 1890: 1. 5-12 3 eggs nearly meib. Placed 4 ft. up. fine dry grass, little cotton. Paper worked in on outside, drain 1.75 depth 1.75 drain 2.50 depth 2.25 2. 421. 3 eggs fresh. 3 ft. up muddied willow Tule, little grass, heavily lined with cotton; drain 1.75- depth 1.75 ; drain 3... depth 2.75 3. 4-30, 3 eggs well meib. 4 ft. dry glass shavings, little cotton deep. 4. dry grass and paper, little cotton, all were hung from falls and all (except 2) were scantly lined with fine grasses. 1891 Aug 14 Shot one. Ident. sure. 1892 May 2 Abundant near Brook. Warbling Vireo page 43