The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 183
... birds , but here was bird music I had never heard before , and all of it apparently com- ing right out of the sky ... shore birds whose very names had always thrilled me ; birds whose nearly silent , ghostlike forms frequent our shores ...
... birds , but here was bird music I had never heard before , and all of it apparently com- ing right out of the sky ... shore birds whose very names had always thrilled me ; birds whose nearly silent , ghostlike forms frequent our shores ...
Page 189
... approach must not alarm the bird which was calling a hundred yards away . Step by step I edged toward the sound , expecting momentarily to slip into some black hole , for I didn't dare use THE SHORE BIRDS , CRANES , AND RAILS 189.
... approach must not alarm the bird which was calling a hundred yards away . Step by step I edged toward the sound , expecting momentarily to slip into some black hole , for I didn't dare use THE SHORE BIRDS , CRANES , AND RAILS 189.
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... birds , slightly larger than spotted sandpipers . They travel in rather compact flocks , which , although ap- parently leaderless , show remarkable unity . They migrate later than most other shore birds , and I have seen belated ...
... birds , slightly larger than spotted sandpipers . They travel in rather compact flocks , which , although ap- parently leaderless , show remarkable unity . They migrate later than most other shore birds , and I have seen belated ...
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Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Admiral Byrds Second | 105 |
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