The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 62National Geographic Society, 1932 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... nests prized among the Chinese for making soup . The edible nests are made principally by two species which frequent caves , in col- onies containing thousands of individuals . The nests are composed of a mucous secre- tion from large ...
... nests prized among the Chinese for making soup . The edible nests are made principally by two species which frequent caves , in col- onies containing thousands of individuals . The nests are composed of a mucous secre- tion from large ...
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... nests are built usually in trees or in bushes growing in the water . On islands along the Texas coast where trees are scarce , the nests are placed in mesquite bushes or on cacti . I found on North Bird Island , south of Corpus Christi ...
... nests are built usually in trees or in bushes growing in the water . On islands along the Texas coast where trees are scarce , the nests are placed in mesquite bushes or on cacti . I found on North Bird Island , south of Corpus Christi ...
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... nests with their legs folded under them . He says : " The rookery occupied about a half acre of land , or rather what was once land , for all , or nearly all , nests were surrounded by water , and were built on a kind of peninsula which ...
... nests with their legs folded under them . He says : " The rookery occupied about a half acre of land , or rather what was once land , for all , or nearly all , nests were surrounded by water , and were built on a kind of peninsula which ...
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