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Page 344
... pigeon provided virtually unlimited amounts of squab . In early spring , the maple trees were tapped for their sap . Fall was the best time for hunting , and numbers of families went into the forests at this season of the year to hunt ...
... pigeon provided virtually unlimited amounts of squab . In early spring , the maple trees were tapped for their sap . Fall was the best time for hunting , and numbers of families went into the forests at this season of the year to hunt ...
Page 350
... pigeons , ducks , and geese also contributed to the larder . The feathers of eagles , hawks , swans , and cranes were highly valued for ornamentation , and in some tribes a special status was reserved for an eagle hunter . Both on the ...
... pigeons , ducks , and geese also contributed to the larder . The feathers of eagles , hawks , swans , and cranes were highly valued for ornamentation , and in some tribes a special status was reserved for an eagle hunter . Both on the ...
Page 813
... pigeon , cuckoo , swallow , and hoopoe , while the sand grouse , lark , and courser inhabit the desert . Swarms of locusts periodically descend as a plague , de- vouring every green plant in their path . Other common insects are the fly ...
... pigeon , cuckoo , swallow , and hoopoe , while the sand grouse , lark , and courser inhabit the desert . Swarms of locusts periodically descend as a plague , de- vouring every green plant in their path . Other common insects are the fly ...
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