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Page 463
... fish , or com- pact schools of small fish swimming near the surface of the ocean . In the Pacific the " king of the herring , " a long , harmless , ribbon - shaped fish with a high dorsal fin in front , the reddish tips of which often ...
... fish , or com- pact schools of small fish swimming near the surface of the ocean . In the Pacific the " king of the herring , " a long , harmless , ribbon - shaped fish with a high dorsal fin in front , the reddish tips of which often ...
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... fish , and is obliged to subsist on tiny animals and plants ( plankton ) that float in the sea . These delicate fish , although the largest of the anchovies , are only four to seven inches in length , and are much more important as food ...
... fish , and is obliged to subsist on tiny animals and plants ( plankton ) that float in the sea . These delicate fish , although the largest of the anchovies , are only four to seven inches in length , and are much more important as food ...
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... fish , and the Lockheed , a more speedy plane , is similar to another form of fly- ing fish ( Halocypselus ) . Contrary to reports by untrained observers , the fins of flying fish do not flap like birds ' wings . There are no muscles in ...
... fish , and the Lockheed , a more speedy plane , is similar to another form of fly- ing fish ( Halocypselus ) . Contrary to reports by untrained observers , the fins of flying fish do not flap like birds ' wings . There are no muscles in ...
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GuamPerch of the China Clippers By MARGARET M HIGGINS | 99 |
A Motor Caravan Rolls Across Sahara and Jungle Through Realms | 327 |
Boyhood Recollections and Recent Observations by An American | 419 |
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