The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 64National Geographic Society, 1933 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 49
... fly with great speed , and , though they may enjoy soar- ing , they do not prac- tice this so constantly as the other hawks . The larger species can capture the swiftest- flying sandpipers and ducks on the wing without the slightest ...
... fly with great speed , and , though they may enjoy soar- ing , they do not prac- tice this so constantly as the other hawks . The larger species can capture the swiftest- flying sandpipers and ducks on the wing without the slightest ...
Page 132
... flying suits and jets on the oxygen tanks ( see text , page 135 ) . A telephone was installed so the pilot and observer could talk during the flight . After the planes had been assembled at Karachi , they were flown to Purnea , with ...
... flying suits and jets on the oxygen tanks ( see text , page 135 ) . A telephone was installed so the pilot and observer could talk during the flight . After the planes had been assembled at Karachi , they were flown to Purnea , with ...
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... flying again to the great mountain . FLYING OVER A " QUILT OF CLOUDS " For many miles there was nothing below us but the level white quilt of clouds . Then we crept slowly over a mountain valley full of terraced fields , cleft by a ...
... flying again to the great mountain . FLYING OVER A " QUILT OF CLOUDS " For many miles there was nothing below us but the level white quilt of clouds . Then we crept slowly over a mountain valley full of terraced fields , cleft by a ...
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CubaThe Isle of Romance By ENRIQUE C Canova 345 | 43 |
Eagles Hawks and Vultures 5 ills in color from paintings by MAJ ALLAN BROOKS | 64 |
Ant spider synemosyna formica | 194 |
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