The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 74National Geographic Society, 1939 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... 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 , as well as those near the surface , such as the lantern fishes and the sing- ing fish , have luminiferous organs along their sides and on their heads that give off light like a firefly at night . These many luminiferous organs on ...
... fish , as well as those near the surface , such as the lantern fishes and the sing- ing fish , have luminiferous organs along their sides and on their heads that give off light like a firefly at night . These many luminiferous organs on ...
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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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