Nightingale, a small creeping bird seen running up and down the trunks of trees, getting its name from…
The name mushroom is generally applied to those soft white umbrella-shaped growths considered good to…
The name mushroom is generally applied to those soft white umbrella-shaped growths considered good to…
A scaled, harmless lizard of the Scincidae family. Some have brilliant blue stripes running along the…
The swan has been an object of admiration for its graceful neck, oval head, prominent beak, soft, and…
The swan has been an object of admiration for its graceful neck, oval head, prominent beak, soft, and…
Wading birds with long, slender bills found in warmer climates of both hemispheres. The Sacred ibis…
The plumage of this bird is of a beautiful grayish blue; its head is ornamented with a pretty plume…
The European Jay is brownish red tinged with grey. It has a patch of ultramarine blue banded with black…
The nutcracker has a straight bill for penetrating under the bark of trees in search of insects, (Figuier,…
Starlings are remarkable for their vivacity, and grave, sombre plumage, lit up with brilliant metallic…
Vair is one of the furs in heraldry composed of several silver and blue pieces representing little shields.
The fallow deer may easily be known from the stag by its smaller size and flat horns, and the white…
Stourton bore Sable a bend gold between six fountains. The fountain is a rounded charged with waves…
If you fix your eyes on the two white spaces between the lines it will appear as if the top space becomes…
This shows the pendulous strobiles, or fruit, of the White Birch, Betula populifolia, (Keeler, 1915).
This shows the cluster of five leaves of the White Pine, Pinus strobus, (Keeler, 1915).
There was a young lady of Bute; Who was playing on a silver-gilt lute; She played several jigs; To her…
Flag of the Secretary of Navy, 1923. For Asst. Secretary, white flag with blue stars and anchor.
Flag of the Secretary of Treasury, 1923. For Asst. Secretary, white flag with blue stars and anchor.
Flag of the Secretary of Commerce, 1923. For Asst. Secretary, white flag with blue stars and anchor.
Flag of an Admiral, 1923. The blue field is displayed only by the senior of the rank present. A junior…
Flag of a Vice Admiral, 1923. The blue field is displayed only by the senior of the rank present. A…
Flag of a Rear Admiral, 1923. The blue field is displayed only by the senior of the rank present. A…