The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 62National Geographic Society, 1932 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 77
... species of their family , and in spite of their tiny size are as pugnacious and aggressive as their larger relatives . The mating display flight of the male of this species is less spectacular than that of some of its relatives , the ...
... species of their family , and in spite of their tiny size are as pugnacious and aggressive as their larger relatives . The mating display flight of the male of this species is less spectacular than that of some of its relatives , the ...
Page 78
... species has been obtained by the United States Biological Survey in the Chisos Mountains , in western Texas . In southern Mexico the Lucifer hummer is common . While it feeds at flowers , it is said also to visit the great spider webs ...
... species has been obtained by the United States Biological Survey in the Chisos Mountains , in western Texas . In southern Mexico the Lucifer hummer is common . While it feeds at flowers , it is said also to visit the great spider webs ...
Page 81
... species that is found regularly in cultivated re- gions and about houses . It is inquisitive and active and darts here and there with shrill , chirp- ing calls . In the lowlands of eastern Nicaragua , Rieffer's hummer has been found ...
... species that is found regularly in cultivated re- gions and about houses . It is inquisitive and active and darts here and there with shrill , chirp- ing calls . In the lowlands of eastern Nicaragua , Rieffer's hummer has been found ...
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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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