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Wild Animals of the World – by William Bridges. Hammond’s Illustrated Nature Book of America – by E. L. Jordan, Ph.D. Handbook of Nature-Study – by Anna Botsford Comstock. The Natural Sciences Illustrated 16 Vol set.
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ANNA BOTSFORD
COMSTOCK
HAMMOND’S
THE
THE
THE
ILLUSTRATED
THE
THE
THE
THE
THE
Handbook of
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THE
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NATURAL NATURAL
NATURAL NATURAL NATURAL NATURA NATURA
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ANIMALS
OF THE
STUDY
WORLD
Illustrate
MARY BAKER
ANNA
BOTSFORD
COMSTOCK
HAMMOND’S
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THE
ILLUSTRATED
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Handbook
of
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ANIMALS
OF
THE
STUDY
WORLD
Illustrated
Illustrate
MARY
BAKER
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THE NATURAL SCIENCES Illustrated
Edited by THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
THE
NATURAL
SCIENCES
Illustrated
Edited
by
THE
AMERICAN
MUSEUM
OF
NATURAL
HISTORY
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by
The American Museum of Natural History
Originally published as
The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences
material this volume was previously copyrighted by
American Some of Museum the of Natural in History in 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, The
1941, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957
"What You Should Know about Antarctica" reprinted by permission from
Quest for a Continent, by Walter Sullivan, published by McGraw-Hill Book
Company, Inc. Copyright 1957 by Walter Sullivan
ROBE
All rights reserved. No part of the First text Printing or illustrations in this book may be used
Copyright
1958
by
The
American
Museum
of
Natural
History
Originally
published
as
The
Illustrated
Library
of
the
Natural
Sciences
material
this
volume
was
previously
copyrighted
by
American
Some
of
Museum
the
of
Natural
in
History
in
1930,
1933,
1935,
1936,
1938,
The
1941,
1943,
1944,
1949,
1951,
1952,
1953,
1956,
1957
"What
You
Should
Know
about
Antarctica"
reprinted
by
permission
from
Quest
for
a
Continent,
by
Walter
Sullivan,
published
by
McGraw-Hill
Book
Company,
Inc.
Copyright
1957
by
Walter
Sullivan
ROBE
All
rights
reserved.
No
part
of
the
First
text
Printing
or
illustrations
in
this
book
may
be
used
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STANDARD HOME
LIBRARY
HAMMOND’S ILLUSTRATED
NATURE BOOK
OF AMERICA
STANDARD
HOME
LIBRARY
HAMMOND’S
ILLUSTRATED
NATURE
BOOK
OF
AMERICA
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COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY
ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCK
COPYRIGHT, 1939, BY
COMSTOCK PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must
not be reproduced in any form without permission in
writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who
wishes to quote brief passages in a review of the book
24th Edition
Third printing, December, 1944
Fourth printing, March, I945
Fifth printing, January, I947
Sixth printing, November, I947
Seventh printing, March, 1948
Eighth printing, December, 1948
Ninth printing, September, 1950
Tenth printing, September, 1951
Eleventh printing, February, 1952
Twelfth printing, February, 1953
Thirteenth printing, December, 1953
Fourteenth printing, July,
COPYRIGHT,
1911,
BY
ANNA
BOTSFORD
COMSTOCK
COPYRIGHT,
1939,
BY
COMSTOCK
PUBLISHING
COMPANY,
INC.
All
rights
reserved.
This
book,
or
parts
thereof,
must
not
be
reproduced
in
any
form
without
permission
in
writing
from
the
publisher,
except
by
a
reviewer
who
wishes
to
quote
brief
passages
in
a
review
of
the
book
24th
Edition
Third
printing,
December,
Fourth
printing,
March,
Fifth
printing,
January,
Sixth
printing,
November,
Seventh
printing,
March,
1948
Eighth
printing,
December,
Ninth
printing,
September,
Tenth
printing,
September,
1951
Eleventh
printing,
February,
Twelfth
printing,
February,
1953
Thirteenth
printing,
December,
1953
Fourteenth
printing,
July,
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ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED MCMLIV
BY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited by the Publishers
ENTIRE
CONTENTS
COPYRIGHTED
MCMLIV
BY
Hammond
and
Co.,
Inc.
PRINTED
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA
Reproduction
in
whole
or
in
part
prohibited
by
the
Publishers
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(Upper half Stag armed and right) for with its rivals, plant control
(Upper left) the and Canada,
entire cattle U.S. to and Aphid, ant. as far (Upper which north destroys right) as the Swallowtail, Arctic plants Circle. all over large, (Lower the hardy, U.S. left) Sphinx and beautiful, Moth, while whose ranging serving right) long over Banded probos- a dairy the
throughout of the U.S. (Upper (Lower Ladybug, and fall. a handsome weapon in recognized pest U.S. by
(Lower
Canada.
southern
and
the
U.S.
region.
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eastern
left)
Beetle,
armored
combat
inhabitant
of
the
(Upper
half
Stag
armed
and
right)
for
with
its
rivals,
plant
control
(Upper
left)
the
and
Canada,
entire
cattle
U.S.
to
and
Aphid,
ant.
as
far
(Upper
which
north
destroys
right)
as
the
Swallowtail,
Arctic
plants
Circle.
all
over
large,
(Lower
the
hardy,
U.S.
left)
Sphinx
and
beautiful,
Moth,
while
whose
ranging
serving
right)
long
over
Banded
probos-
dairy
the
throughout
of
the
U.S.
(Upper
(Lower
Ladybug,
and
fall.
a
handsome
weapon
in
recognized
pest
U.S.
by
(Lower
Canada.
southern
and
the
U.S.
region.
cis
helps
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GUANACO
GORILLA
The Guanaco, with its slender build and
continents animals, M ANY are climate today, MILLIONS were in the and far members even different is of now years the of shape from ago the of when what the
long el, but neck, its reminds ears are one much somewhat longer in of propor- a cam-
tion to its size, its tail is short and bushy, it
family they lived what States. the western camel
has woolly. no hump, It stands and its only brown three coat feet is soft seven and
and part by of time way of passed,
GUANACO
GORILLA
The
Guanaco,
with
its
slender
build
and
continents
animals,
M
ANY
are
climate
today,
MILLIONS
were
in
the
and
far
members
even
different
is
of
now
years
the
of
shape
from
ago
the
of
when
what
the
long
el,
but
its
reminds
ears
are
one
much
somewhat
longer
in
of
propor-
a
cam-
tion
to
its
size,
its
tail
is
short
and
bushy,
it
family
they
lived
what
the
western
camel
has
woolly.
no
hump,
It
stands
and
its
only
brown
three
coat
feet
is
soft
seven
and
and
part
by
of
time
way
of
passed,
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