Word: snipefish
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...digressions, of a round-trip cruise of the 118-foot Zaca from San Diego down the coast of Lower California and up the Gulf of California to Guaymas with pauses for dredging, diving, fishing. Although it begins with an account of Beebe's sensational discovery that there are snipefish on both the east and west coasts of the U. S.-a discovery whose exact scientific importance escapes the lay reader-it quickly gives way to discussions of Mr. Beebe's first deep-sea fishing, a comparison of the flight of pelicans and cormorants, a spirited defense of vultures...
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