The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 121
... eggs , and did not fly until the loose end of our rope dangled in front of her . She then left her eggs with a startled cry and dived at us as we hurried down the rope . Her screaming and diving only served to guide us to her four ...
... eggs , and did not fly until the loose end of our rope dangled in front of her . She then left her eggs with a startled cry and dived at us as we hurried down the rope . Her screaming and diving only served to guide us to her four ...
Page 204
... eggs . It was not until July 1 , 1923 , that Olaus J. Murie made the important first discovery of a set of eggs . The nest was on a gravel bar of the Savage River . Rather well - built and about five inches in diameter , it contained ...
... eggs . It was not until July 1 , 1923 , that Olaus J. Murie made the important first discovery of a set of eggs . The nest was on a gravel bar of the Savage River . Rather well - built and about five inches in diameter , it contained ...
Page 217
... eggs or young and I photo- graphed one Virginia rail that would actually attack my hand if its eggs were touched . The nests are built of dead rushes , rather deeply hollowed , and are placed just above the water . From 5 to 12 eggs of ...
... eggs or young and I photo- graphed one Virginia rail that would actually attack my hand if its eggs were touched . The nests are built of dead rushes , rather deeply hollowed , and are placed just above the water . From 5 to 12 eggs of ...
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Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Admiral Byrds Second | 105 |
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