The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 62National Geographic Society, 1932 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 72
... nests prized among the Chinese for making soup . The edible nests are made principally by two species which frequent caves , in col- onies containing thousands of individuals . The nests are composed of a mucous secre- tion from large ...
... nests prized among the Chinese for making soup . The edible nests are made principally by two species which frequent caves , in col- onies containing thousands of individuals . The nests are composed of a mucous secre- tion from large ...
Page 77
... Nests are placed in trees , shrubs , and bushes . The inside is com- posed of cottony downs with the outside covered with fine moss and shreds of bark . The rufous hummer nests in Transition and Canadian zones from latitude 61 ° north ...
... Nests are placed in trees , shrubs , and bushes . The inside is com- posed of cottony downs with the outside covered with fine moss and shreds of bark . The rufous hummer nests in Transition and Canadian zones from latitude 61 ° north ...
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... nests with their legs folded under them . He says : " The rookery occupied about a half acre of land , or rather what was once land , for all , or nearly all , nests were surrounded by water , and were built on a kind of peninsula which ...
... nests with their legs folded under them . He says : " The rookery occupied about a half acre of land , or rather what was once land , for all , or nearly all , nests were surrounded by water , and were built on a kind of peninsula which ...
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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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