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Page 109
... flying the most spirited and coura- geous birds alive ! It seemed almost supernatural to us , a feat accomplished in ages long past but surely impossible for modern boys . Then one day , in an old NATIONAL GEO- GRAPHIC MAGAZINE , we ...
... flying the most spirited and coura- geous birds alive ! It seemed almost supernatural to us , a feat accomplished in ages long past but surely impossible for modern boys . Then one day , in an old NATIONAL GEO- GRAPHIC MAGAZINE , we ...
Page 111
... fly to its food . Plenty of pa- tience was need- ed as we waited from five to ten minutes at a time for these nervous ... flying them at game , so that they can grow strong and learn to handle themselves . Our great triumph came when our ...
... fly to its food . Plenty of pa- tience was need- ed as we waited from five to ten minutes at a time for these nervous ... flying them at game , so that they can grow strong and learn to handle themselves . Our great triumph came when our ...
Page 120
... fly our hawks together . We use the old falconers ' terms , and train our hawks much as they did , but we do not employ the same kind of equipment nor hunt the same kind of game . We fly our small hawks at Eng- lish sparrows instead of ...
... fly our hawks together . We use the old falconers ' terms , and train our hawks much as they did , but we do not employ the same kind of equipment nor hunt the same kind of game . We fly our small hawks at Eng- lish sparrows instead of ...
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Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Admiral Byrds Second | 105 |
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