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August 19, 1882

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Compound Nest of the C. Palustris and the A. Phœniceus

By Daniel C. Beard

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This article was originally published with the title “Compound Nest of the C. Palustris and the A. Phniceus” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 47 No. 8 (August 1882), p. 119
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican08191882-119

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