The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 62National Geographic Society, 1932 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 259
... fish in his talons . In spite of accounts describing the at- tacks of ospreys on ducks , cats , and even children ( ! ) , the bird seems to subsist en- tirely on fish , and one of my fondest hopes was to obtain pictures of the great ...
... fish in his talons . In spite of accounts describing the at- tacks of ospreys on ducks , cats , and even children ( ! ) , the bird seems to subsist en- tirely on fish , and one of my fondest hopes was to obtain pictures of the great ...
Page 298
... fish supply ; so a general massacre of more than 1,000 birds , old and young , took place . Careful investigations before this had proved that the pelicans feed almost exclusively on menhaden taken along the coastal waters and rarely on ...
... fish supply ; so a general massacre of more than 1,000 birds , old and young , took place . Careful investigations before this had proved that the pelicans feed almost exclusively on menhaden taken along the coastal waters and rarely on ...
Page 458
... fish is seen ; whereupon the head darts forward with light- ninglike rapidity . The fish is first stabbed and disabled , or , if it be a small one , it is tossed upward and swallowed head first . A much rarer method employed is to fish ...
... fish is seen ; whereupon the head darts forward with light- ninglike rapidity . The fish is first stabbed and disabled , or , if it be a small one , it is tossed upward and swallowed head first . A much rarer method employed is to fish ...
Contents
Humming Birds Peculiar to the New World | 65 |
Miniatures of Macao China 11 illustrations in color from natural color photographs | 340 |
Shark FishingAn Australian Industry By NORMAN ELLISON | 358 |
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