This is the leaf of the common fern, or brake. On the back of the leaf are spores.

Fern Leaf

This is the leaf of the common fern, or brake. On the back of the leaf are spores.

Gascoigne bore Silver a pale sable with a golden conger's head thereon, cut off at the shoulder.

Gascoigne

Gascoigne bore Silver a pale sable with a golden conger's head thereon, cut off at the shoulder.

The head and neck of these birds is bare of feathers.

Vulture

The head and neck of these birds is bare of feathers.

The porcupine is covered in spikes or quills that are its chief defense. If it can't escape, it stands still, with its quills bristling, or even may back into its enemy. It can not shoot them however, from its body.

Porcupine

The porcupine is covered in spikes or quills that are its chief defense. If it can't escape, it stands…

The hoopoes are easily recognized from the double range of plumes which form an arched crest on their head.

Hoopoe

The hoopoes are easily recognized from the double range of plumes which form an arched crest on their…

Kenton bore Gules three lions' head razed sable.

Kenton

Kenton bore Gules three lions' head razed sable.

Pole, earl and duke of Suffolk, bore Azure a fesse between three leopards head gold.

Pole

Pole, earl and duke of Suffolk, bore Azure a fesse between three leopards head gold.

Griffin bore the hinder parts of a lion, the rest of him is eagle, head and shoulders, wings and fore legs.

Griffin

Griffin bore the hinder parts of a lion, the rest of him is eagle, head and shoulders, wings and fore…

North Wind carries a man on his back

North Wind

North Wind carries a man on his back

Man riding on back of flying swan

Man

Man riding on back of flying swan

Floral divider with head

Floral divider with head

Floral divider with head

Man's face with beard and tie.

Man

Man's face with beard and tie.

Man's face with mustache and tie.

Man

Man's face with mustache and tie.

Woman's face with glasses.

Woman

Woman's face with glasses.

Woman's face with hair bow.

Woman

Woman's face with hair bow.

Owl, head only.

Owl

Owl, head only.

Man's face with electrified hair.

Man

Man's face with electrified hair.

Boy listening to microphone.

Microphone

Boy listening to microphone.

Man speaking into telephone.

Bell telephone

Man speaking into telephone.

Two men using a telephone.

Telephone

Two men using a telephone.

Edison talking into the phonograph.

Thomas Edison

Edison talking into the phonograph.

Edison talking into the phonograph.

Thomas Edison

Edison talking into the phonograph.

Girl's face looking left.

Girl

Girl's face looking left.

Straightforward back stroke.

Polo

Straightforward back stroke.

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Boxing

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Right cross-counter for the head.

Boxing

Right cross-counter for the head.

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

Boxing

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

The back-heal.

Wrestling

The back-heal.

Prime parry. The thrust <em>in prime</em> for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking up the opponent's foil by lowering the point of the foil, the back of the hand toward the face, as shown in the right-hand figure.

Fencing

Prime parry. The thrust in prime for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking…

Back of girl at window.

Girl

Back of girl at window.

The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra,. The double bass, usually considered a member of the violin family, is tuned in fourths and has the sloping shoulders and flat back characteristic of the viols. It has a deep range, going as low as three octaves below middle C

Double Bass

The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra,. The double bass, usually considered…

An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board, with usually 46 or 47 strings of graded lengths that are played by plucking with the fingers.

Harp

An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow…

Young girl with head on fancy chair.

Girl

Young girl with head on fancy chair.

Girl's dress from back.

Girl's dress

Girl's dress from back.

Back of a farmhouse.

Farmhouse

Back of a farmhouse.

There was an old person of Dutton; Whose head was as small as a button; So to make it look big; He purchased a wig; And rapidly rushed about Dutton.

Edward Lear

There was an old person of Dutton; Whose head was as small as a button; So to make it look big; He purchased…

A decorative corner of a monkey in a tree.

Monkey

A decorative corner of a monkey in a tree.

The koala spends the majority of its time in trees.

Koala

The koala spends the majority of its time in trees.

A head is a flower cluster with a short body, and without pedicles to the blossoms.

Head

A head is a flower cluster with a short body, and without pedicles to the blossoms.

Head of chickory flowers, divided lengthwise and enlarged.

Chickory Flower

Head of chickory flowers, divided lengthwise and enlarged.

Half of a head of flowers of Coreopsis.

Coreopsis Flower

Half of a head of flowers of Coreopsis.

Slice of a head of flowers of Coreopsis, with one ray flower, and one perfect disk-flower with its bract ir chaff.

Coreopsis Flower

Slice of a head of flowers of Coreopsis, with one ray flower, and one perfect disk-flower with its bract…

"The ostrich-minded voter"

Women's Suffrage Cartoon - Head in Sand

"The ostrich-minded voter"

Horse head facing left.

Horse head

Horse head facing left.

Hats in 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries

Hats

Hats in 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries

An open helmet, which covers only the head, ears, and neck.

Helmet, Open

An open helmet, which covers only the head, ears, and neck.

Head of Circe, daughter of the sun.

Circe

Head of Circe, daughter of the sun.

The wide-eyed flounder adult, showing both eyes on upper side of head.

Flounder

The wide-eyed flounder adult, showing both eyes on upper side of head.

Head of female mosquito, showing the piercing needle-like mouth parts.

Mosquito

Head of female mosquito, showing the piercing needle-like mouth parts.

In vultures, the head and neck are bare, the beak is long and curved at the tip, legs are powerful, but claws are weak.

Vulture

In vultures, the head and neck are bare, the beak is long and curved at the tip, legs are powerful,…

External features of a grasshopper head.

Grasshopper

External features of a grasshopper head.

Head of Mayfly

Mayfly

Head of Mayfly

Adult stinkbug head.

Stink Bug

Adult stinkbug head.

Adult stinkbug head, oc=occular, ey=eye, at=antenna, la=labium

Stink Bug

Adult stinkbug head, oc=occular, ey=eye, at=antenna, la=labium

Adult stinkbug head, at=antenna, su=sucking tube

Stink Bug

Adult stinkbug head, at=antenna, su=sucking tube

The head of the adult horse fly.

Horse Fly

The head of the adult horse fly.

The head of the larva of the horse fly.

Horse Fly

The head of the larva of the horse fly.

The head of the honey-bee.

Honey Bee

The head of the honey-bee.

Dissection of head of rattlesnake; showing fangs (f) and poison sac (p).

Rattlesnake

Dissection of head of rattlesnake; showing fangs (f) and poison sac (p).

The pelican has a conspicuous throat pouch.

Pelican

The pelican has a conspicuous throat pouch.