The quail has a small beak, a short back toe inserted high up, tarsi furnished with a rudimentary spur…
Their habits are little known; but it is certain that they live isolated or in pairs, that they are…
The Creepers are small climbing birds which live and build their nests in the holes they bore in the…
The Creepers are small climbing birds which live and build their nests in the holes they bore in the…
The Creepers are small climbing birds which live and build their nests in the holes they bore in the…
(1839-1898) American temperance reformer. President of the National Woman's Temperance Union and of…
William II (c. 1056 – 1100), the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087…
The Cotinga is remarkable during the pairing season, for its brilliant and variegated plumage,(Figuier,…
The fly-catcher proper feeds on insects, which it catches on the wing with vivacity and agility which…
A lion when fully grown is nearly eleven feet long from nose to tip of tail and about four feet in height,…
The leopard has the power of climbing trees. This is what neither the lion nor the tiger is able to…
Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.
Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.
Domesticated dogs are found in every region of the world. There are multiple breeds of dogs.
Monkey, a word loosely applied to apes, baboons, Old and New World monkeys, marmosets and lemurs.
One of the most important musical instruments in use among the Chinese, one that is indispensable to…
Henry of Lancaster, second son of Edmund Crouchback, bore the arms of his cousin, the King of England,…
Adam Fraunceys (14th century) bore Party gold and sable bendwise with a lion countercoloured. The parting…
The king of Scots bore Gold a lion within a double tressure flowered and counterflowered gules
Herons are found on the edges of rivers, lakes and marshes and live on fishes, reptiles and sometimes…
The porcupine is covered in spikes or quills that are its chief defense. If it can't escape, it stands…
Griffin bore the hinder parts of a lion, the rest of him is eagle, head and shoulders, wings and fore…