A parrot having a large erectile nuchal chest.

South American Hawk Parrot

A parrot having a large erectile nuchal chest.

A splendid South American Beetle.

Diamond Beetle

A splendid South American Beetle.

John Smith trading with the local Native Americans.

John Smith Trading

John Smith trading with the local Native Americans.

A Native American's face and two canoes in the background.

Native American Border

A Native American's face and two canoes in the background.

Native Americans negotiating with the English in Kensington Palace.

Kensington Palace

Native Americans negotiating with the English in Kensington Palace.

A ceremonial smoking pipe used by the Native Americans.

Peace Pipe

A ceremonial smoking pipe used by the Native Americans.

The Washington family coat of arms. It is possible that this design had an influence on the creation of the American flag.

Washington Coat of Arms

The Washington family coat of arms. It is possible that this design had an influence on the creation…

A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.

Joseph Brant

A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.

A Native American totem surrounded by eight arrowheads.

Totem and Arrowheads

A Native American totem surrounded by eight arrowheads.

The launcher of women's political advocacy. She was considered to be the first major American women's activist.

Lucretia Mott

The launcher of women's political advocacy. She was considered to be the first major American women's…

An American abolitionist, social activist and poet.

Julia Ward Howe

An American abolitionist, social activist and poet.

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

Frances Elizabeth Willard

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

Harriet McCabe

An American educator, reformer, and women suffragist.

The sixth President of the United States of America, John Quincy Adams. His face is shown in a seal surrounded by an American flag.

John Quincy Adams

The sixth President of the United States of America, John Quincy Adams. His face is shown in a seal…

A ship of the American Navy in the late 18th century.

Naval Ship

A ship of the American Navy in the late 18th century.

Two Native American tomahawks, covered in a beaded piece of cloth.

Two Tomahawks

Two Native American tomahawks, covered in a beaded piece of cloth.

A large cannon placed on naval ships during the American Revolution.

Long Tom

A large cannon placed on naval ships during the American Revolution.

The defeat of the American Dragoons. A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but use horseback as transportation.

American Dragoon

The defeat of the American Dragoons. A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but use horseback…

The United States seal of Minnesota with Native American warriors in the background.

Minnesota

The United States seal of Minnesota with Native American warriors in the background.

"Head of the American Alligator (alligator Mississippiensis)." — Galloway

American Alligator

"Head of the American Alligator (alligator Mississippiensis)." — Galloway

The United States seal of Native American Territory.

Native American Territory

The United States seal of Native American Territory.

An admiral of the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.

Admiral Dewey

An admiral of the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.

The native name of one small, large-eyed, nocturnal South American monkeys.

Douroucouli

The native name of one small, large-eyed, nocturnal South American monkeys.

A genus of South American synallaxine birds.

Philydor

A genus of South American synallaxine birds.

They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite thickishleaves, and mersed flowers in several or many rows.

American Mistletoe

They are shrubby yellowish green parasites, generally with abundant short jointed branches, flat opposite…

A South American Palm.

Piassava

A South American Palm.

A bird with its plumage gray, with black and white wings and tail. Feeds on mostly pine nuts.

American Nutcracker

A bird with its plumage gray, with black and white wings and tail. Feeds on mostly pine nuts.

(1741-1817) One of the earliest contributors to the bibliography of American history.

Christoph Daniel Ebeling

(1741-1817) One of the earliest contributors to the bibliography of American history.

(1837-1899) American archaeologist and ethnologist.

Daniel Garrison Brinton

(1837-1899) American archaeologist and ethnologist.

A large fringilline bird of Europe and North American found chiefly in coniferous woods in northerly or alpine regions.

Pine Grosbeak

A large fringilline bird of Europe and North American found chiefly in coniferous woods in northerly…

A North american meadow mouse. About 4 inches long of a rich dark reddish brown color, with very smooth, glossy fur.

Pine Mouse

A North american meadow mouse. About 4 inches long of a rich dark reddish brown color, with very smooth,…

(1811-1875) American scientist and naturalist. Created a catalogue of plants and shells found in the vicinity of milwaukee on the west side of Lake Michigan.

Increase A. Lapham

(1811-1875) American scientist and naturalist. Created a catalogue of plants and shells found in the…

George Washington directing the soldiers.

Washington

George Washington directing the soldiers.

A boy holding an American flag.

Boy and Flag

A boy holding an American flag.

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which has now been introduced into many tropical and subtropical countries. It grows to the height of 15-30 feet, with leaves only at the top." — Chambers, 1881

Papaw Tree

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which…

"The motion of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars with respect to Earth." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Planet Rotations

"The motion of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars with respect to Earth." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

"An American machine, introduced into England by Mr. Ellis. It consists of an iron cylindrical casing A, open about a fourth part of its circumference (a to b) for admission of air, and an exit pipe B. Inside the casing is another cylinder, placed eccentrically to it, and which always fits close up against the wooden packing C. This cylinder acts as a driver for the three fan blades or pistons D, which are capable of passing out and in through longitudinal slits in its circumference. There is a shaft passing through the small cylinder, and concentric with it at the ends, but cranked in the middle part so as to become concentric with the casing. The inner cylinder revolves round the axis of the ends of the shaft, and on the cranked part revolve the fan blades or pistons, driven by the cylinder." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Blowing-Machine

"An American machine, introduced into England by Mr. Ellis. It consists of an iron cylindrical casing…

A giant tree often 90 to 120 feet high. Commonly used in wood working.

American Plane Tree

A giant tree often 90 to 120 feet high. Commonly used in wood working.

A small plow usually attached to an animal.

American Plow

A small plow usually attached to an animal.

"The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their wings, often 7 inches in expanse, are generally of a brilliant metallic blue, which, as the insect flies, flashes in the sunlight so as to be visible, it is said, a quarter of a mile off." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Morphidae

"The family Morphidae contains the largest and most splendid of the South American butterflies. Their…

An American congener of the imported cabbage butterfly.

Pot Herb Butterfly

An American congener of the imported cabbage butterfly.

The African goliath-beetles and the american elephant-beetles are the largest of all insects.

Goliath Beetle

The African goliath-beetles and the american elephant-beetles are the largest of all insects.

"The wedge axe (which was one of the first American improvements in edge tools introduced into Europe)." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Wedge Axe

"The wedge axe (which was one of the first American improvements in edge tools introduced into Europe)."…

A South American rodent.

Chincha

A South American rodent.

A South American shrubs whose root is used for medicine.

Rhatany

A South American shrubs whose root is used for medicine.

A shawl or long scarf worn by Mexican and other Spanish American Women, covering the head and shoulders, and sometimes part of the face, one end being thrown over the left shoulder.

Rebozo

A shawl or long scarf worn by Mexican and other Spanish American Women, covering the head and shoulders,…

A fly catching bird.

American Redstart

A fly catching bird.

A device carried on nearly all American railway trains for quickly replacing derailed wheels on the track.

Car Replacer

A device carried on nearly all American railway trains for quickly replacing derailed wheels on the…

A large non—flying bird of South America.

South American Ostrich

A large non—flying bird of South America.

Stiff plants with large, thick leaves. It is said to have medicinal purposes for burned or damaged skin.

American Aloe

Stiff plants with large, thick leaves. It is said to have medicinal purposes for burned or damaged skin.

"The religious Order of the Heavenly Annunciation, or of the Nuns of the Annunciation of Mary, was instituted by Victoria Fornare at Genoa in 1682, after the rule of St. Augustine. All the convents of the order in France, Germany, and the Netherlands have disappeared since the French Revolution. Some still exist in Italy." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Order of the Annunciation

"The religious Order of the Heavenly Annunciation, or of the Nuns of the Annunciation of Mary, was instituted…

"A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae, natives of the warm parts of America, of which, until recently, the only known species was the A. hypogaea, sometimes called the underground kidney-bean, and more frequently the ground-nut. It also receives the names of earth-nut, American earth-nut, and mandubi." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Arachis

"A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae, natives of the warm parts…

"A very beautiful American, bird, found in all parts of the United States, and as far north as 55 degrees N. lat., but migrating to tropical or subtropical regions in winter." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Oriole

"A very beautiful American, bird, found in all parts of the United States, and as far north as 55 degrees…

"A medicine once in much repute against low fevers, and as a mild stimulant and diaphoretic, and still used in some countries, although not much in Britain, consists of the root-stocks (rhizomes) of different species of Dorstenia, a tropical American plant of the natural order Moraceae. The genus is remarkable for the plane receptacle in which the numerous small flowers are fixed; the male flowers in superficial depressions the female flowers in deep sockets." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Contrayerva

"A medicine once in much repute against low fevers, and as a mild stimulant and diaphoretic, and still…

A small and stocky wading bird. Usually mottled brown on the top and grey on the bottom.

South American Painted Snipe

A small and stocky wading bird. Usually mottled brown on the top and grey on the bottom.

A large robin with a red and light brown breast.

American Robin

A large robin with a red and light brown breast.

"American Type of Country-House Architecture." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Country-House

"American Type of Country-House Architecture." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"American Seaside Villa." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Seaside Home

"American Seaside Villa." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"A digitigrade carnivorous mammal of the cat kind, peculiar to the American continent. It attains a length of about 3 feet, while the tail measures some 18 inches more. The ocelot inhabits great forests; its food consists mainly of birds and rodents; and it is timid but blood-thirsty." — Winston's Encyclopedia, 1919

Ocelot

"A digitigrade carnivorous mammal of the cat kind, peculiar to the American continent. It attains a…

"Ponsard Furnace or Forno-Convertisseur. This apparatus is essentially a combination of the Pernot furnace with the Bessemer converter, consisting of a hearth movable about an obliquely vertical axis. Instead of rotating round and round on this axis, the hearth D only moves through half a revolution." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Forno-Convertisseur

"Ponsard Furnace or Forno-Convertisseur. This apparatus is essentially a combination of the Pernot furnace…