The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 97National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 249
... early in the 16th century . In the headdresses of the Janizaries at the Turkish court , Pierre Belon , an early French naturalist who traveled in the Middle East before 1550 , noticed plumes which he thought came from the mysterious ...
... early in the 16th century . In the headdresses of the Janizaries at the Turkish court , Pierre Belon , an early French naturalist who traveled in the Middle East before 1550 , noticed plumes which he thought came from the mysterious ...
Page 410
... early 1800's the animals were slaughtered recklessly by Russian colonists at Fort Ross to obtain their valuable fur pelts . For over 100 years they disap- peared . But in recent years . thanks to conservation , they are coming back ...
... early 1800's the animals were slaughtered recklessly by Russian colonists at Fort Ross to obtain their valuable fur pelts . For over 100 years they disap- peared . But in recent years . thanks to conservation , they are coming back ...
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... Early travelers and naturalists were lavish in their descriptions of the scarlet ibis . One writer described its plumage as a " scarlet livery of dazzling beauty . " Another lyricized what he saw as " beautiful red stains on the green ...
... Early travelers and naturalists were lavish in their descriptions of the scarlet ibis . One writer described its plumage as a " scarlet livery of dazzling beauty . " Another lyricized what he saw as " beautiful red stains on the green ...
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