The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 74National Geographic Society, 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 472
... side to side , furnishing the propulsive power to lift the fish from the water and causing also the slight undulating movement of the wings which casual observers have mistaken for flapping . As the " taxi " along the surface progresses ...
... side to side , furnishing the propulsive power to lift the fish from the water and causing also the slight undulating movement of the wings which casual observers have mistaken for flapping . As the " taxi " along the surface progresses ...
Page 496
... side down and eyed side up . Their food consists mainly of worms , crus- taceans , and small fish . Often the necks of clams . which they have bitten off as they protruded out of the sand , appear in their stomachs . Mottled Sand Dab ...
... side down and eyed side up . Their food consists mainly of worms , crus- taceans , and small fish . Often the necks of clams . which they have bitten off as they protruded out of the sand , appear in their stomachs . Mottled Sand Dab ...
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... side , and the slack of the rope taken up as he advances , just as a ship is maneuvered in dock , until he is near the railing . The cowboys then strike the animal a heavy blow on the side with their pikes ; having thrown it , one of ...
... side , and the slack of the rope taken up as he advances , just as a ship is maneuvered in dock , until he is near the railing . The cowboys then strike the animal a heavy blow on the side with their pikes ; having thrown it , one of ...
Contents
A Motor Caravan Rolls Across Sahara and Jungle Through Realms | 327 |
Wild Tribesmen With Topknots Roam the Little | 391 |
Marine Fishes and Fisheries Yield Vast Wealth from Alaska | 463 |
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