An illustration of two women standing at a door with one holding a large tree branch.

Woman Holding Tree Branch

An illustration of two women standing at a door with one holding a large tree branch.

An illustration of the cotyledon of a maple. A cotyledon is a significant part of the embryo within the seed of a plant. Upon germination, the cotyledon may become the embryonic first leaves of a seedling.

Cotyledon of a Maple

An illustration of the cotyledon of a maple. A cotyledon is a significant part of the embryo within…

An illustration of a family surrounding a Christmas tree.

Family Around Christmas Tree

An illustration of a family surrounding a Christmas tree.

"The Gallirex chlorochlyamys, Green-mantled Turaco, has a general coloration of metallic blue and green or greyish-brown, usually varied with crimson, ...all have erectile crests of different sizes. The bill is red, yellowish, or black, the feet are black. The sexes are alike, the younger are duller. The red feathers yield a peculiar pigment, containing copper, called Turacin, which is reducible to a powder; this is so soluble that the colour is washed away during the rain or in a bath, though regained subsequently." A. H. Evans, 1900

Green-Mantled Turaco Sitting on a Tree Limb

"The Gallirex chlorochlyamys, Green-mantled Turaco, has a general coloration of metallic blue and green…

"Cacatuo leadbeateri, Leadbeater's Cockatoo, has a red crest banded with yellow and tipped with white, and rosy tinge on the head and lower surface." A. H. Evans, 1900

Leadbeater's Cockatoo Sitting on a Tree Branch

"Cacatuo leadbeateri, Leadbeater's Cockatoo, has a red crest banded with yellow and tipped with white,…

"Nestor notabilis, the Kea of the south island of New Zealand, has olive-green plumage with blackish margins; the wings and tail are varied with blue and yellow, the latter having a brown subterminal band; the rump and under wing-coverts are scarlet. The female is duller."

A Kea Sitting a Tree Branch

"Nestor notabilis, the Kea of the south island of New Zealand, has olive-green plumage with blackish…

"Tanysiptera, the Racquet-tailed Kingfisher or "Paradise Kingfisher", the sexes may be similar or dissimilar, even in the same genus; the young are like their parents, or somewhat duller. The colours of the Family are most variable, a combination of blue, green, and chestnut being frequent, while almost uniform red, or black and white, are not uncommon; the beak may be black, red, yellow, or parti-coloured.' A. H. Evans, 1900

Racquet-Tailed Kingfisher

"Tanysiptera, the Racquet-tailed Kingfisher or "Paradise Kingfisher", the sexes may be similar or dissimilar,…

"The coloration of the twenty or more species of Cypselus is sooty-black or mouse-brown, frequently exhibiting a metallic gloss, while the collar, rump, abdomen, or edges of the feathers may be white. A forked tail is not uncommon. The common Swift, or Deviling of Britain, is found through Europe, North Africa, and Asia, southwards t the Himalayas, migrating to South Africa, Madagascar, and Southern Asia." A. H. Evans, 1900

Common Swift Flying Through the Air by a Structure and a Tree with its Mouth Open

"The coloration of the twenty or more species of Cypselus is sooty-black or mouse-brown, frequently…

"Dendrocopus minor, or Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, are the British representatives, The colours in this genus are black and white in varied proportions, with crimsons on the head and often on the lower parts; a small amount of buff and brown being not uncommonly added." A. H. Evans, 1900

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

"Dendrocopus minor, or Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, are the British representatives, The colours in this…

"Iynx torquilla, the Cuckoo's-mate or Snake-bird, is fairly common in England, and extends thence to Japan, Kordofan, and Senegal. The Wryneck may be distinguished from the typical Woodpeckers by their soft tails without spiny shafts, and naked nostrils with a partial covering. The plumage shews a particular mixture of black , brown, grey, and white, somewhat similar to the Nightjar." A. H. Evans, 1900

A Wryneck Sitting on a Tree

"Iynx torquilla, the Cuckoo's-mate or Snake-bird, is fairly common in England, and extends thence to…

"The plumage in the Calyptomena viridis of the Indo-Malay countries is bright green, with large black post-auricular and a yellow pre-ocular spot, three black bars on the wing-coverts, and blackish wing- and tail-quills. The duller female has no black spots or bars. The dense feathers project forward over the beak. A. H. Evans, 1900

A Broadbill Sitting on a Tree Branch

"The plumage in the Calyptomena viridis of the Indo-Malay countries is bright green, with large black…

"Hypocolius ampelinus, Grey "Coly-Shrike", the plumage is soft, with characteristically stiff shafts on the lower back; the nostrils are nearly concealed by the feathers; the rictal bristles are feeble. The unusual coloration is either bluish-grey with a certain amount of black and white, or chiefly black and white. The black has generally a purplish or a greenish gloss; while barring occurs occasionally in the cocks, and much more commonly in the hens, where the tints are duller, the grey lighter, and the hue in some cases brown or even rufous. A. H. Evans, 1900

Two Grey "Coly-Shrike" Birds Sitting on Tree Branches

"Hypocolius ampelinus, Grey "Coly-Shrike", the plumage is soft, with characteristically stiff shafts…

An illustration of an acorn.

Acorn

An illustration of an acorn.

"The colours in Sitta caesia, (Nuthatch) which ranges over nearly all the Palaearctic and Indian Regions, and throughout North America to Mexico, are slaty-blue and rusty-red of various shades, relieved by black and white; the slaty tints shewing chiefly above, often in combination with black or brown cap." A. H. Evans, 1900

Nuthatch

"The colours in Sitta caesia, (Nuthatch) which ranges over nearly all the Palaearctic and Indian Regions,…

"Drepanornis albertisi, D'Albertis' Bird of Paradise, is rufous-brown, with green throat and ante-ocular region, white belly and dusky breast; the sides of the last exhibit dark-edged bronzy plumes, which can be expanded like a fan, succeeded by long grey decomposed feathers with lilac margins; and small bluish tufts surmount the bare orbits and post-ocular region." A. H. Evans, 1900

D'Albertis' Bird of Paradise

"Drepanornis albertisi, D'Albertis' Bird of Paradise, is rufous-brown, with green throat and ante-ocular…

"The Golden Oriole, Oriolus galbula, which breeds exceptionally in England, is orange-yellow, with black lores and mainly black wings and tail. The bill is crimson, pinkish, or bluish." A. H. Evans, 1900

Golden Oriole

"The Golden Oriole, Oriolus galbula, which breeds exceptionally in England, is orange-yellow, with black…

"Diphyllodes magnifica, Magnificent Bird of Paradise, has a brown head and under surface, green throat and breast-shield, orange-brown back surmounted by a double cape of straw-yellow upon red-brown, and long, curved steel-blue head, with two lines of brown feathers crossing each other at right angles, and for its blue feet." A. H. Evans, 1900

Magnificent Bird of Paradise

"Diphyllodes magnifica, Magnificent Bird of Paradise, has a brown head and under surface, green throat…

"The Pica rustica, or Magpie, extends through the Palaearctic Region, and reaches Formosa and North America." A. H. Evans, 1900 The plumage of this bird is black and white.

A Magpie Sitting on a Tree Branch Looking Down While Surrounded by Other Trees

"The Pica rustica, or Magpie, extends through the Palaearctic Region, and reaches Formosa and North…

"Our familiar Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) being iridescent black, with buff markings above, and, after the autumn moult, white spots below. The female is duller, but in this Family the sexes usually differ little." A. H. Evans, 1900

Common Starling

"Our familiar Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) being iridescent black, with buff markings above, and, after…

"Certhia familiaris, the Tree Creeper, the coloration of both sexes is brown, black, rufous, buff, grey, and white." A. H. Evans, 1900

Tree Creeper

"Certhia familiaris, the Tree Creeper, the coloration of both sexes is brown, black, rufous, buff, grey,…

"Mniotilta varia, the Black and White Warbler, The general coloration is olive-green, grey, or slaty-blue, with yellow or rarely orange under parts; chestnut marks, white wing-bands, and the like, occasionally relieving plumage. The head is particularly dark and streaky. Mniotilta, exhibits black and white stripes." A. H. Evans, 1900

Black and White Warbler

"Mniotilta varia, the Black and White Warbler, The general coloration is olive-green, grey, or slaty-blue,…

"Rhamphocoelus brasilius, the Brazilian Tanager, ...are chiefly small in size; the sexes are commonly similar, but the female is often duller, or even quite different form the male. The prevailing colours are black and red." A. H. Evans, 1900

Brazilian Tanager

"Rhamphocoelus brasilius, the Brazilian Tanager, ...are chiefly small in size; the sexes are commonly…

It is favored by conditions in woodland clearings and at the earl stages of coppicing. Growth and flowering are restricted a the tree canopy develops.

Creeping Soft Grass

It is favored by conditions in woodland clearings and at the earl stages of coppicing. Growth and flowering…

The rocky ceiling of a coal mine is ornamented everywhere by exquisite tracery, inimitale representation of the delicate frond of ferns. Remove a scale of rock and we discover an exquisite fossilized fern. Fossil ferns such as this acient tree fern are often found in association with coal seams.

Fossilized Coal Ferns

The rocky ceiling of a coal mine is ornamented everywhere by exquisite tracery, inimitale representation…

The rocky ceiling of a coal mine is ornamented everywhere by exquisite tracery, inimitale representation of the delicate frond of ferns. Remove a scale of rock and we discover an exquisite fossilized fern. Fossil ferns such as these are often found in association with coal seams. Fossil of scale tree, Lipidodendra.

Fossilized Coal Ferns

The rocky ceiling of a coal mine is ornamented everywhere by exquisite tracery, inimitale representation…

Sigillaria is the generic name assigned to this ancient arborescent lycopod. Occassionally the trunks were smooth. Extinct genus of tree-sized lycopsids from the Carboniferous Period (about 360 to 300 million years ago) that are related to modern club mosses. Sigillaria had a single or sparsely branched trunk characterized by a slender strand of wood and thick bark.

Sigillaria, An Ancient Tree

Sigillaria is the generic name assigned to this ancient arborescent lycopod. Occassionally the trunks…

Pecopteris, frond of an ancient tree fern, was a form genus of leaves from several unrelated plant groups that flourished the early Carboniferous period and on to c. 250 Ma. Pecopteris first appeared in the Devonian period, but flourished in the Carboniferous, especially the Pennsylvanian. Plants bearing these leaves went extinct around the beginning of the Permian period.

Pecopteris Tree Fern

Pecopteris, frond of an ancient tree fern, was a form genus of leaves from several unrelated plant groups…

Prawns are crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. They are similar in appearance to shrimp, but can be distinguished by the gill structure which is branching in prawns (hence the name, dendro="tree"; branchia="gill"), but is lamellar in shrimp.

Prawn

Prawns are crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. They are similar in appearance…

An illustration of a young girl watching a bird in a small tree.

Girl Looking at Bird in Tree

An illustration of a young girl watching a bird in a small tree.

An illustration of a birdhouse in a tree limb.

Birdhouse in Tree Limb

An illustration of a birdhouse in a tree limb.

An illustration of a pig walking away from a fruit tree.

Pig Walking Away From Fruit Tree

An illustration of a pig walking away from a fruit tree.

"Branch and Pod of Honey-locust (Gleditschia triacanthos). GLEDITSCHIA. A genus of leguminous thorny trees, with abruptly once or twice pinnate leaves, inconspicuous greenish and polygamous flowers, and flat pods." -Whitney, 1911

Honey Locust

"Branch and Pod of Honey-locust (Gleditschia triacanthos). GLEDITSCHIA. A genus of leguminous thorny…

Two European Redwing birds sitting on a tree branch. These song birds are usually brown with darker brown spots and white underparts. They also have red flanks and an off-white stripe above their eye. Male and female are similar in color.

European Redwing

Two European Redwing birds sitting on a tree branch. These song birds are usually brown with darker…

Section of the fruit of the Apple Guava (Psidium guayava), a small tree in the Myrtaceae family.

Apple Guava

Section of the fruit of the Apple Guava (Psidium guayava), a small tree in the Myrtaceae family.

Reynard the Fox, wearing a monk's hood, hides under a tree waiting to pounce on Copple the Hen.

Reynard the Fox: Hunting Chickens

Reynard the Fox, wearing a monk's hood, hides under a tree waiting to pounce on Copple the Hen.

The Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a tree in the Fabaceae family of legumes. It was also known as the synonym Gymnocladus Canadensis. "a, part of male flwer, showing stamens; b, fruit; c, seed." -Whitney, 1911

Kentucky Coffeetree

The Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a tree in the Fabaceae family of legumes. It was also…

The Silver Fern (Cyathea dealbata) is a plant in the Cyatheaceae family of tree ferns. It was also known as the synonym Gymnogramme tartarea.

Silver Fern

The Silver Fern (Cyathea dealbata) is a plant in the Cyatheaceae family of tree ferns. It was also known…

Gymnogramme hispida is a species of tree ferns in the Cyatheaceae family.

Tree Fern

Gymnogramme hispida is a species of tree ferns in the Cyatheaceae family.

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. The bet is really a trick to get Bruin caught stealing honey from a carpenter's tree.

Reynard the Fox: Tricking Bruin

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard bets Bruin he cannot eat a lot of honey knowing he will be caught by the carpenter.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin's Bet

Reynard the Fox takes Bruin the Bear to a carpenter's house to find a tree with honey in it. Reynard…

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach. He takes him to a tree outside of a carpenter's house. Bruin gets his head stuck in the tree while the village is after the bear.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin is Stuck

Reynard the Fox bets Bruin the Bear that he cannot eat a lot of honey without getting an upset stomach.…

Reynard the Fox shouts to Bruin the Bear, making fun of him for getting his head stuck in the tree to get honey.

Reynard the Fox: Shouting to Bruin

Reynard the Fox shouts to Bruin the Bear, making fun of him for getting his head stuck in the tree to…

Reynard the Fox taunts Bruin the Bear who is hurt after getting his head stuck in a tree to get honey.

Reynard the Fox: Taunting Bruin

Reynard the Fox taunts Bruin the Bear who is hurt after getting his head stuck in a tree to get honey.

This rug is designed with scrolls and leaves of the palm tree in a velvet material. It is used as a decorative floor covering.

Rug

This rug is designed with scrolls and leaves of the palm tree in a velvet material. It is used as a…

This console table and mirror was designed in London, England. The frame is carved in American pine and lime tree woods. It is double gilted in matte and burnished gold.

Console Mirror and Table

This console table and mirror was designed in London, England. The frame is carved in American pine…

This table is made out of rosewood and locust tree wood. It is designed in a Venetian style, with massive scrolls that form its legs.

Table

This table is made out of rosewood and locust tree wood. It is designed in a Venetian style, with massive…

This large cabinet is engraved in ebony and pear tree wood. Its design is elaborate with carved figures at the top, on the panels and the base of the cabinet. It also has fruit and leaf designs throughout.

Large Cabinet

This large cabinet is engraved in ebony and pear tree wood. Its design is elaborate with carved figures…

This whip handle is in the shape of a dog running at the top, and below a tree and two doves.

Whip Handle

This whip handle is in the shape of a dog running at the top, and below a tree and two doves.

Reynard the Fox jumping over a tree branch as penance after confessing to Grimbard the badger all the deceit he had done to the other animals.

Reynard the Fox: Confessing to Grimbard

Reynard the Fox jumping over a tree branch as penance after confessing to Grimbard the badger all the…

Color flag of Guam. Territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag.

Flag of Guam, 2009

Color flag of Guam. Territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered…

Black and white outline flag of Guam. Territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; US flag is the national flag

Flag of Guam, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Guam. Territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all…

Color flag of Lebanon. Three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band.

Flag of Lebanon, 2009

Color flag of Lebanon. Three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width),…

Black and white outline flag of Lebanon. Three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band

Flag of Lebanon, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Lebanon. Three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle,…

Color flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band.

Flag of Norfolk Island, 2009

Color flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large…

Black and white outline flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band

Flag of Norfolk Island, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and…

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning to make Bruin the bear the new king.

Reynard the Fox: Isegrim the Wolf

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning…

Reynard is telling the story of how the other animals are guilty of tricks too. Tibert the cat climbed up a tree to escape hunting hounds but let them chase after Reynard's father.

Reynard the Fox: Tibert's Trick

Reynard is telling the story of how the other animals are guilty of tricks too. Tibert the cat climbed…

"Head not crested. Wings and tail rounded, of approximately equal lengths, and about as long as the body. Bill typically parine." Elliot Coues, 1884. Head and neck are black; cheeks and ear coverts are white; male has a thick black strip going through its yellow breast; upper parts are olive; and outer tail feathers and wing bars are white

European Greater Titmouse

"Head not crested. Wings and tail rounded, of approximately equal lengths, and about as long as the…

"Aberia Caffra, Hook. f. & Harv. Fig. 59. Thorny, glabrous: lvs. obovate, obtuse, cuneate at base, entire:fls. diaecious, apetalous. G. c. III. 18:737. R. H. 1904:256. -The kei apple of the Cape of Good Hope; a spiny plant grown S. for hedges; is considered promising for S. Calif. and S. Fla. as a fr. plant. Fruit acid, used as pickles or conserves. Proves quite hardy in S. Calif." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Aberia Caffra

"Aberia Caffra, Hook. f. & Harv. Fig. 59. Thorny, glabrous: lvs. obovate, obtuse, cuneate at base, entire:fls.…

"Fig. 60. Cones of Abies - From bottom to top, A. grandis (Grand Fir), A. Balsamea (Balsam Fir), A. Picea (Silver Fir)." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Fir Tree Cones

"Fig. 60. Cones of Abies - From bottom to top, A. grandis (Grand Fir), A. Balsamea (Balsam Fir), A.…