The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 64National Geographic Society, 1933 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... seen in mid - Pacific during a storm , but none had even approached this one in size . Stupefied , we rested on our ... seen before and never to be seen again . OFFERS OF " RESCUE " DECLINED Next day a stiff southeast wind sent us ...
... seen in mid - Pacific during a storm , but none had even approached this one in size . Stupefied , we rested on our ... seen before and never to be seen again . OFFERS OF " RESCUE " DECLINED Next day a stiff southeast wind sent us ...
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... seen this falcon dash through closely massed flocks of flying sandpipers , striking out two or three with as many thrusts of the claws , allowing each bird to drop and then wheeling swiftly to seize the falling prey in mid - air before ...
... seen this falcon dash through closely massed flocks of flying sandpipers , striking out two or three with as many thrusts of the claws , allowing each bird to drop and then wheeling swiftly to seize the falling prey in mid - air before ...
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... seen fish hawks feeding regu- larly on eels . The birds have habitual perches to which they carry food , the ground beneath these being strewn with fish bones accumulated from many meals . Where fishermen sort the catch from their nets ...
... seen fish hawks feeding regu- larly on eels . The birds have habitual perches to which they carry food , the ground beneath these being strewn with fish bones accumulated from many meals . Where fishermen sort the catch from their nets ...
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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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