The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 62National Geographic Society, 1932 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 85
... ground or on low limbs , where they always perch lengthwise of the branch . In either case their mottled col- oration is so similar to the background against which they rest that they are not seen until they rise in flight and dart away ...
... ground or on low limbs , where they always perch lengthwise of the branch . In either case their mottled col- oration is so similar to the background against which they rest that they are not seen until they rise in flight and dart away ...
Page 86
... ground . With the development of modern cities , the flat , gravel- covered roofs of tall buildings have provided suit- able sites where the birds may nest in safety , with the wide sky overhead as a feeding ground — an interesting ...
... ground . With the development of modern cities , the flat , gravel- covered roofs of tall buildings have provided suit- able sites where the birds may nest in safety , with the wide sky overhead as a feeding ground — an interesting ...
Page 89
... ground is rough and strewn with bowlders . They rest during the day on the ground , though after night , when feeding or calling , may seek higher perches on stones or posts or on low branches . On one occa- sion I saw one by bright ...
... ground is rough and strewn with bowlders . They rest during the day on the ground , though after night , when feeding or calling , may seek higher perches on stones or posts or on low branches . On one occa- sion I saw one by bright ...
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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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