The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 69
... nest is built so that it is exposed to the weather it is naturally likely to get wet . Undaunted , the wasps lap up the water and then re- gurgitate it away from the nest . Mr. Phil Rau has discovered a still more remarkable fact . In ...
... nest is built so that it is exposed to the weather it is naturally likely to get wet . Undaunted , the wasps lap up the water and then re- gurgitate it away from the nest . Mr. Phil Rau has discovered a still more remarkable fact . In ...
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... nest only once or twice a day to feed their young . Their nest was 80 feet up in a huge sycamore tree that took almost an hour to climb . To save time we sometimes used a rope instead of spurs . ALMOST AN ACCIDENT We had a near calamity ...
... nest only once or twice a day to feed their young . Their nest was 80 feet up in a huge sycamore tree that took almost an hour to climb . To save time we sometimes used a rope instead of spurs . ALMOST AN ACCIDENT We had a near calamity ...
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... nest is a little depression , usually on a low mound above high tide on the broad beaches of small coastal islands or reefs . There is usually no nesting material , although some " nests " seem to be decorated about the rim with pieces ...
... nest is a little depression , usually on a low mound above high tide on the broad beaches of small coastal islands or reefs . There is usually no nesting material , although some " nests " seem to be decorated about the rim with pieces ...
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Machines Come to Mississippi By J R HILDEBRAND | 263 |
Magnolia State Mosaic Mississippi 26 ills in color from naturalcolor photographs | 279 |
Miracle of Talking by Telephone By F BARROWS COLTON | 395 |
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