The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 54National Geographic Society, 1928 - Geography |
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Page 62
... appearance , would seem to betoken a slowness of wit ; yet some of these creatures , such , for instance , as Li- binia , are remarkably keen . They have a curious habit of camou- flaging themselves by attaching seaweeds , sponges ...
... appearance , would seem to betoken a slowness of wit ; yet some of these creatures , such , for instance , as Li- binia , are remarkably keen . They have a curious habit of camou- flaging themselves by attaching seaweeds , sponges ...
Page 69
... appearance , and they are the most intelligent . The upper , Parthenope ( Platy lambrus ) pourtalesii , lives among the rocks below the low water level . The lower ( Libinia dubia ) is a male specimen ( indicated by the great claws ) of ...
... appearance , and they are the most intelligent . The upper , Parthenope ( Platy lambrus ) pourtalesii , lives among the rocks below the low water level . The lower ( Libinia dubia ) is a male specimen ( indicated by the great claws ) of ...
Page 91
... appearance of the distant hills , induced Captain Clark to call it the Redstone , which he afterward found to be the mean- ing of the Indian name , Wahasah . " At this camp Clark found the buffalo prowling so close during the night that ...
... appearance of the distant hills , induced Captain Clark to call it the Redstone , which he afterward found to be the mean- ing of the Indian name , Wahasah . " At this camp Clark found the buffalo prowling so close during the night that ...
Page 139
... appearance . Moss - festooned heather ( Erica arborea ) grows . to great size and has many yellow , roselike blossoms . called giant bushbuck , and on account of its strictly Ethiopian distribution and its great beauty the suggestion ...
... appearance . Moss - festooned heather ( Erica arborea ) grows . to great size and has many yellow , roselike blossoms . called giant bushbuck , and on account of its strictly Ethiopian distribution and its great beauty the suggestion ...
Page 152
... ) . A really jaunty appearance is obtained by placing a good - sized pat of butter upon the head , where the warm sun will cause it to spread evenly in all directions . GRAIN THRESHERS Slaves keep the oxen circling upon the straw. 152.
... ) . A really jaunty appearance is obtained by placing a good - sized pat of butter upon the head , where the warm sun will cause it to spread evenly in all directions . GRAIN THRESHERS Slaves keep the oxen circling upon the straw. 152.
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