The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 189
... gallinules . It was after midnight on the last day of May when I stood knee - deep in one of these swamps in central New York State . Before me on a tripod stood a parabolic reflector , three feet in diameter , with a microphone hung at ...
... gallinules . It was after midnight on the last day of May when I stood knee - deep in one of these swamps in central New York State . Before me on a tripod stood a parabolic reflector , three feet in diameter , with a microphone hung at ...
Page 216
... gallinules are the New World repre- sentatives of the Old World " moor hens , " which are found throughout Europe . Purple Gallinule Ionornis martinica Average Length , Thirteen Inches This tropical representative of the gallinule tribe ...
... gallinules are the New World repre- sentatives of the Old World " moor hens , " which are found throughout Europe . Purple Gallinule Ionornis martinica Average Length , Thirteen Inches This tropical representative of the gallinule tribe ...
Page 220
... gallinule's and are rather sparingly spotted with brown . The downy young are covered with thick , coal - black fuzz like young Virginia rails , with no particular ornaments such as are worn by soras or gallinules . The calls of the ...
... gallinule's and are rather sparingly spotted with brown . The downy young are covered with thick , coal - black fuzz like young Virginia rails , with no particular ornaments such as are worn by soras or gallinules . The calls of the ...
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Chocorua Indian chief | 38 |
Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
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