The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 91National Geographic Society, 1947 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 541
... flying . Young birds , or yearlings , are trained to fly up to 100 miles . Exceptionally promising youngsters , however , are sometimes flown to a distance of 500 miles in their first year . As the bird grows older , the training ...
... flying . Young birds , or yearlings , are trained to fly up to 100 miles . Exceptionally promising youngsters , however , are sometimes flown to a distance of 500 miles in their first year . As the bird grows older , the training ...
Page 551
... fly as near the ground or water as possible . I have watched birds released at sea fly high above the ship and then descend and copy near - by gulls by flying just over the crests of waves , sometimes even going out of sight in the ...
... fly as near the ground or water as possible . I have watched birds released at sea fly high above the ship and then descend and copy near - by gulls by flying just over the crests of waves , sometimes even going out of sight in the ...
Page 669
... flying squirrels . The squirrel hous- ing shortage in Washington , D. C. , where very few old trees with cavities remain , forces both flying squirrels and gray squirrels to seek shelter in attics of dwellings . Apparently some of the ...
... flying squirrels . The squirrel hous- ing shortage in Washington , D. C. , where very few old trees with cavities remain , forces both flying squirrels and gray squirrels to seek shelter in attics of dwellings . Apparently some of the ...
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Sponge Fishermen of Tarpon Springs Florida By Jennie E Harris | 119 |
Hunting Folk Songs in the Hebrides By Margaret Shaw Campbell | 249 |
Become a Bakhtiari By Paul Edward Case | 325 |
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