The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 183
... BIRD CALLS A MYSTERY But even more impressive than the ptar- migan were the strange sounds that filled the air . I counted myself fairly familiar with the songs and calls of North American birds , but here was bird music I had never ...
... BIRD CALLS A MYSTERY But even more impressive than the ptar- migan were the strange sounds that filled the air . I counted myself fairly familiar with the songs and calls of North American birds , but here was bird music I had never ...
Page 189
... birds that are brightly colored in breeding dress ; they have a winter plum- age that is distinctly different , and the im- mature birds resemble their parents in winter . The majority of shore birds , as the name implies , frequent ...
... birds that are brightly colored in breeding dress ; they have a winter plum- age that is distinctly different , and the im- mature birds resemble their parents in winter . The majority of shore birds , as the name implies , frequent ...
Page 197
... birds are some- times found incubating early in April in New York and New England and at times are cov- ered with snow while on the nest . The eggs hatch in three weeks and the young grow so rapidly that they attain their full size in ...
... birds are some- times found incubating early in April in New York and New England and at times are cov- ered with snow while on the nest . The eggs hatch in three weeks and the young grow so rapidly that they attain their full size in ...
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Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Admiral Byrds Second | 105 |
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