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808, Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix (see species summary here)

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Record status	ACCEPTED
Vm	100333 [manual upload (2012-07-06)]
Species	Red Bishop
Observer(s)	J. Domingos
Country, town, locus	Angola, 0, 0, 0
Locality	Mucanca / Sa da Bandeira
Latitude, longitude	-14.9416666666667, 13.575 [50000 m accuracy]
Date	1966/4/1
Notes	3 eggs, fresh; ident=seen; nest: among the reeds +- 1m above water;
Nest count	0
Nest site	reed

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vm	Species code	Date	Nests	Notes
100324	808	23/2/1966	0	3 eggs, fresh; ident=known; nest: among reeds on the river bank +- 1.5m above ground;
100266	801	2/3/1966	0	2 eggs, fresh; ident=seen; nest: suspended in a tree; the egg 389 was cracked
100272	801	7/3/1966	0	1 egg, rotten; ident=seen; nest: on a bush on the river bank +- 1.5m above water; in the same nest is a nestling
100275	801	21/3/1966	0	3 eggs, fresh; ident=known; nest: in the bush +- 2m above ground;
100240	803	25/3/1966	0	2 eggs, early; ident=doubtful; nest: Both eggs are cracked; suspended on a tree by the water +-2m above ground
100278	801	29/3/1966	0	2 eggs, early; ident=seen; nest: on a tree +- 2 m above ground; Both eggs are cracked
100329	808	1/4/1966	0	2 eggs, early; ident=seen; nest: among the reeds +- 1m above water;
100346	816	6/4/1966	0	2 eggs, fresh; ident=seen; nest: on the grass +- 0.1m above water ;
100339	808	8/4/1970	0	3 eggs, fresh; ident=known; nest: on reeds in the lagoon;
100340	808	21/4/1974	0	3 eggs, early; ident=seen; nest: n/a; provided by the collector. The eggs were damaged subsequent to preparation

Vm 100324	Vm 100266	Vm 100272	Vm 100275	Vm 100240	Vm 100278
Vm 100329	Vm 100346	Vm 100339	Vm 100340

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