A bird with its plumage gray, with black and white wings and tail. Feeds on mostly pine nuts.
Small white or yellowish butterfly whose fore wings are rounded at the tip and marked with black.
"a, axis cylinder; b, inner border of white substance; c, c, outer border of same; d, d, tubular membrane;…
"The name of several classes of fungi. The best known is the common mushroom. It has a fleshy head,…
"A species of the genus Ilex, which contains about 175 species distributed throughout the world. They…
"A genus of clover-like plants of the natural order Leguminosae, with ternate leaves, differing from…
"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which…
"A genus of plants almost exclusively native to the warm parts of America, and belonging to the natural…
"Vase of Henry II ware. Henry II ware was precious, consisting of glazed white ornamental pieces." —…
A small ring necked plover of North America. It is of a pale gray color above and white below, with…
"Transverse section of a bud, in which the leaves are arranged in an accumbent manner." — Encyclopedia…
"Transverse section of a bud, in which the leaves are arranged in an equitant manner." — Encyclopedia…
"Transverse section of a bud, showing two leaves folded in an obvolute manner. Each is conduplicate,…
"Transverse section of a bud, showing two leaves arranged in a supervolute manner." — Encyclopedia…
"Proliferous or monstrous Rose, showing the prolongation of the axis beyond the flower. C, calyx transformed…
A biennial herb native to Europe. Its leaves and flowers are poisonous to humans and some animals.
A common plant of the north temperate Europe. It has purple spotted leaves and can force people to have…
"The Tortricina include a great number of small moths exceedingly injurious to orchard and other trees.…
"Adjudged the best two-move problem of the British Chess Association Tourney, 1872). White to play and…
"The prize problem of the Cambridge Tourney, 1860. White to play and mate in three moves." — Encyclopedia…
"One of the first-prize set of the Bristol Tourney, 1861. White to play and mate in three moves." —…
"One of the second-prize set of the Pasris Tourney, 1867. White to play and mate in four moves." —…
"One of the first-prize set of the British Chess Association Tourney, 1872, and also adjudged the best…
"One of the first-prize set of the British Chess Association Tourney, 1862, and also adjudged the best…
"These congregate together under stones, and when disturbed discharge a caustic fluid of an extremely…
A beautiful bird of a rich yellow color, passing by degrees through olivaceous tints on te rump, wings,…
A sovereign crown of Egypt, composed of the tall pointed miter, or white crown, of southern Egypt, combined…
"The cross of the Danisn order of the Dannebrog, a white cross surmounting a red one, with the royal…
"The crown of Henry III has a plain circlet heightened with trefoils, a slightly raised point intervening…
"The truly beautiful crown of Edward II as it is represented in his effigy, was formed of four large…
"It would seem from the crown, sculptured with elaborate care upon the head of his effigy at Canterbury,…
A bird which nests in holes in the ground. About 12inches long, of a blackish color above, white below,…
"The gold leaves are gummed on the two sides of a flat piece of metal carried by a stout stem, which…
Three examples of the medieval method of putting on the amice. The amice is a liturgical vestment used…
"A genus of carnivorous mammals belonging to the Viverridae or family of civets. It contains six species,…
"In China and the warmer parts of Japan a fish extremely similar to the Crucian carp of Europe is of…
"Erica cinerea. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or heather,…