Peripatus is a genus of Onychophora (Velvet worms). It is said to be a living fossil because it has been unchanged for approximately 570 million years. Peripatus is a nocturnal carnivore. It feeds by trapping its prey (mostly small insects) in a white, sticky fluid it ejects from two antennae near its head. The fluid hardens on contact with the air and then the prey becomes immoblized.

Peripatus

Peripatus is a genus of Onychophora (Velvet worms). It is said to be a living fossil because it has…

"GARTER. The insignia of the most noble order of the knights of the garter. It is formed of blue velvet edged with gold wire, and lined with white satin; on the velvet is embroidered the motto of the order." -Hall, 1862

Garter

"GARTER. The insignia of the most noble order of the knights of the garter. It is formed of blue velvet…

"Figure 9- Anthrenus scrofulariae, enlarged; the short line shows natural size. a, b, larvae; c, pupa; d, imago" Elliot Coues, 1884 Carpet beetles are very small more oval to rounded shape. Their bright colorful scales vary in shades of tan, brown, red, gray, and white.

Various Stages of a Carpet Beetle

"Figure 9- Anthrenus scrofulariae, enlarged; the short line shows natural size. a, b, larvae; c, pupa;…

"The royal Sceptre with the Cross is of gold; the handle is plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is in length two feet nine inches, the fleur-de-lis of six leaves; the mound, and the cross above it, are richly embellished with amethysts and diamonds.SCEPTRE. A royal staff; an ensign of sovereignty borne in the hand. It was originally a javelin without a head. Sceptres of the present time are splendidly decorated with jewellery." -Hall, 1862

Sceptre with the Cross

"The royal Sceptre with the Cross is of gold; the handle is plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is…

"SET FOIL OR SIX FOIL. Six leaves conjoined in the centre." -Hall, 1862

Set Foil

"SET FOIL OR SIX FOIL. Six leaves conjoined in the centre." -Hall, 1862

"Azure, three laurel leaves slipped, argent. SLIPPED. Torn from the stock or branch." -Hall, 1862

Leaves Slipped

"Azure, three laurel leaves slipped, argent. SLIPPED. Torn from the stock or branch." -Hall, 1862

"Vert, a bordure argent, verdoy, of trefoils. VERDOY. A bordure charged with eight leaves." -Hall, 1862

Verdoy

"Vert, a bordure argent, verdoy, of trefoils. VERDOY. A bordure charged with eight leaves." -Hall, 1862

"GEYSERITE. The variety of opaline silica deposited about the orifices of geysers. It occurs white or grayish, porous, in stalactitic, filamentous, or cauliflower-like forms." -Whitney, 1911

Geyserite

"GEYSERITE. The variety of opaline silica deposited about the orifices of geysers. It occurs white or…

The Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) is a primate in the Hylobatidae family of gibbons. It is also known as the White-Handed Gibbon.

Lar Gibbon

The Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) is a primate in the Hylobatidae family of gibbons. It is also known as…

"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…

"Globe-flower (Trollius Europaeus). The Trollius Europaeus, a ranunculaceous plant of Great Britain and the mountains of central Europe, with deeply lobed leaves and pale-yellow flowers." -Whitney, 1911

Globe Flower

"Globe-flower (Trollius Europaeus). The Trollius Europaeus, a ranunculaceous plant of Great Britain…

"Flower of Gloriosa superba. GLORIOSA. A genus of tuberous-rooted liliaceaous plants, with opposite or whorled leaves terminating in tendrils by which they climb, and with large and beautiful red or yellows flowers. There are three species, of tropical Asia and Africa, cultivated in greenhouses." -Whitney, 1911

Gloriosa

"Flower of Gloriosa superba. GLORIOSA. A genus of tuberous-rooted liliaceaous plants, with opposite…

The Black Wildebeest or White-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is an African mammal in the Bovidae family.

Black Wildebeest

The Black Wildebeest or White-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is an African mammal in the Bovidae family.

"Flower of Gordonia pubescens. GORDONIA. A ternstroemiaceous genus, of two species, very ornamental evergreen shrubs or small trees of the southern United States, with large white flowers." -Whitney, 1911

Gordonia

"Flower of Gordonia pubescens. GORDONIA. A ternstroemiaceous genus, of two species, very ornamental…

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…

"Robin: Upper parts slate-color, with a shade of olive. Head black, the eyelids and a spot before the eye white, and the throat streaked with white. Quills of the wings dusky, edged with hoary ash, and with the color of the back. Tail blackish, the outer feather usually tipped with white. Underparts, to the vent, including the under wing-coverts and tibiae white, showing more or less plumbeous. Bill yellow, often with a dusky tip. Mouth yellow. Eyes dark brown. Feet blackish, the soles yellowish." Elliot Coues, 1884

Robin

"Robin: Upper parts slate-color, with a shade of olive. Head black, the eyelids and a spot before the…

"Wood Thrush. Upper parts, including the surface of the closed wings, tawny-brown, purest and deepest on the head, shading insensibly into olivaceous on the rump and tail. Below, pure white, faintly tinged on the breast with buff, and everywhere, rounded or subtriangular blackish spots. Inner webs and ends of quills fuscous, with a white or buffy edging toward the base. Greater under wing-coverts mostly white. Auriculars sharply streaked with dusky and white. Bill blackish-brown, with flesh-colored or yellowish base. Feet like this part of the bill." Elliot Coues, 1884

Wood Thrush

"Wood Thrush. Upper parts, including the surface of the closed wings, tawny-brown, purest and deepest…

This letter A with angels is designed with the angels playing a trumpet and a sea shell in the background. All around are leaves and flowers.

Letter A with Angels

This letter A with angels is designed with the angels playing a trumpet and a sea shell in the background.…

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian. It is a combination of scrolling leaves, an oval shape on the bottom with the year 1515 in its center, and a lion directly above it. At the very top is a cornucopia filled with grapes and a bird eating out of it.

Margin Drawing

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer…

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian. It is a handled pedestal vase with leaves inside.

Margin Drawing

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer…

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian. It is a design of spiraling leaves and flowers with a bird standing in the center.

Margin Drawing

This margin drawing was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. It is found in the prayer…

Wild Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata), also referred to as White Top grass, and Old Fog grass, is common in dry, sunny pastures, with a stem one foot high, slender with short leaves. Narrow sheaths, bearded. The panicle is simple and there are seven flowered spikelets. The lower palea broadly ovate, loosely hairy on the back, longer than its awl-shaped teeth. Perennial and flowers in June. Shown is a seed of this grass.

Wild Oat Grass

Wild Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata), also referred to as White Top grass, and Old Fog grass, is common…

Wild Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata), also referred to as White Top grass, and Old Fog grass, is common in dry, sunny pastures, with a stem one foot high, slender with short leaves. Narrow sheaths, bearded. The panicle is simple and there are seven flowered spikelets. The lower palea broadly ovate, loosely hairy on the back, longer than its awl-shaped teeth. Perennial and flowers in June. Shown is the lower pale.

Wild Oat Grass

Wild Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata), also referred to as White Top grass, and Old Fog grass, is common…

This lady's large hat is curved to the shape of the head with a ribbon and small plant leaves in the center.

Lady's Large Hat

This lady's large hat is curved to the shape of the head with a ribbon and small plant leaves in the…

This late 19th century dress with hat is worn as a lady's visiting outfit. The dress has a plaid pattern on the shoulders, sleeves and bottom of dress. The hat is designed with a tied ribbon and small leaves in the center.

Late 19th Century Dress with Hat

This late 19th century dress with hat is worn as a lady's visiting outfit. The dress has a plaid pattern…

"Upper parts uniform rust-red, with a bronzy lustre. Concealed portions of quills fuscous. Greater the median wing-coverts blackish near the end, then conspicuously tipped with white. Bastard quills like the coverts. Tail like the back, the lateral feathers with paler ends. Under pars white, more or less strongly tinged, especially on the breast, flanks, and crissum, with tawney or pale cinnamon-brown, the breast and sides marked with a profusion of well-defined spots of dark brown, oval in front, becoming more linear posteriorly. Throat immaculate, bordered with a necklace or spots; middle of belly and under tail-coverts likewise unspotted. Bill quite straight, black, with yellow base of the lower mandible; feet pale; iris yellow or orange." Elliot Coues, 1884

Brown Thrasher

"Upper parts uniform rust-red, with a bronzy lustre. Concealed portions of quills fuscous. Greater the…

"Above, grayish-brown, nearly uniform; wing- coverts and quills with slight whitish edging, the edge of the wing itself white; tail feathers with slight whitish tips; below; a paler shade of the color of the upper parts, the throat quite whitish, the crissum slightly rufescent, the breast and belly with obscure dark gray spots on the grayish-white ground; no obvious maxillary streaks, but vague speckling on the cheeks; bill black; feet blackish-brown." Elliot Coues, 1884

Bow-Billed Thrasher

"Above, grayish-brown, nearly uniform; wing- coverts and quills with slight whitish edging, the edge…

"Flowering branch of Guaco (Mikania guaco). GUACO. The Mikania Guaco, a climbing composite of tropical America; also a medicinal substance consisting of, or an aromatic bitter obtained from, the leaves of this plant." -Whitney, 1911

Guaco Branch

"Flowering branch of Guaco (Mikania guaco). GUACO. The Mikania Guaco, a climbing composite of tropical…

"Bill shorter than head, comparatively stout at base, very acute at tip, the culmen quite convex, the gonys just appreciably concave, Tarsus a little longer that the middle tow an claw. 3d and 4th primaries about equal and longest, 5th and 6th successively slightly shorter, 2 d equal to 7th, 1st equal to penultimae secondary in the closed wing. Entire upper parts, including surfaces of wings and tail, uniform dull pale grayish-brown, with narrow, faintly-rusty edge of the wing-coverts and inner quills, and equally obscure whitish tipping of the tail-feathers. No maxillary nor auricular streaks; no markings about the head except slight speckling on the cheeks. Under parts brownish-white, palest (nearly white) on the belly and throat, more numerous small arrow-head spots on the color of the back. Bill light-colored at base below." Elliot Coues, 1884

Arizona Thrasher

"Bill shorter than head, comparatively stout at base, very acute at tip, the culmen quite convex, the…

"Upper parts uniform ashy-brown; wings and tail similar, but rather purer and darker brown, the former crossed with two white bars formed by the tips of the coverts, the latter tipped with white. Below dull white, often tinged with rusty, especially behind, and thickly marked with small, sharp, triangular spots of dark brown or blackish. These spots are all perfectly distinct, covering the lower parts excepting the throat, lower belly, and crissum; becoming smaller anteriorly, they run up each side of the throat in a maxillary series bounding the immaculate area. Sides of the head finely speckled, and auriculars streaked; bill black, lightening at base below, little longer than that of H. rufas, though decidedly curved." Elliot Coues, 1884

St. Lucas Thrasher

"Upper parts uniform ashy-brown; wings and tail similar, but rather purer and darker brown, the former…

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

Swimming, Black and White

This sign is uses to indicate that a recreational swimming area is located nearby.

This directional arrow is used to indicate that something is located to the left.

Left Arrow, Black and White

This directional arrow is used to indicate that something is located to the left.

This sign is used to indicate that a hiking trail is located nearby.

Hiking, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a hiking trail is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a sleeping shelter is located nearby.

Shelter, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a sleeping shelter is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a bike trail is located nearby.

Bike Trail, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a bike trail is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a trail or road designed for 4 wheeled vehicles is located nearby.

Trail/Road, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a trail or road designed for 4 wheeled vehicles is located nearby.

This directional arrow is used to indicate that something is located to the right.

Right Arrow, Black and White

This directional arrow is used to indicate that something is located to the right.

This is an example of a directional sign with a secondary symbol. It is used to indicate that amphitheater parking is located to the right.

Amphitheater Parking, Black and White

This is an example of a directional sign with a secondary symbol. It is used to indicate that amphitheater…

This is an example of a management symbol with a prohibitive slash.It is used to indicate that campfires are not permitted nearby.

No Campfires, Black and White

This is an example of a management symbol with a prohibitive slash. It is used to indicate that campfires…

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that campfires are not permitted nearby.

No Campfires, Black and White

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that campfires are not permitted…

This is an example of a management symbol with a prohibitive slash.It is used to indicates that smoking not permitted nearby.

No Smoking, Black and White

This is an example of a management symbol with a prohibitive slash. It is used to indicates that smoking…

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that smoking is not permitted nearby.

No Smoking, Black and White

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that smoking is not permitted nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that information is available nearby.

Information, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that information is available nearby.

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that visitor information is available nearby.

Visitor Info, Black and White

This is an example of an educational plaque. It is used to indicate that visitor information is available…

This is a recreational automobile sign.

Automobile, Black and White

This is a recreational automobile sign.

This sign is used to indicate that a bear viewing area is located nearby.

Bear Viewing Area, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a bear viewing area is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a dam is located nearby.

Dam, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a dam is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicates that it is likely that deer can be seen nearby.

Deer Viewing Area, Black and White

This sign is used to indicates that it is likely that deer can be seen nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that drinking water is available nearby.

Drinking Water, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that drinking water is available nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that an environmental study area is located nearby.

Environmental Study Area, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that an environmental study area is located nearby.

This sign is used as a warning of the possible danger of falling rocks.

Falling Rocks, Black and White

This sign is used as a warning of the possible danger of falling rocks.

This sign is used to indicate that firearms are allowed nearby.

Firearms, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that firearms are allowed nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a fish hatchery is located nearby.

Fish Hatchery, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a fish hatchery is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

Leashed Pets, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

This sign is used to indicate that a lighthouse is located nearby.

Lighthouse, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a lighthouse is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that litter must be placed in the appropriate container, which is located nearby.

Litter Container, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that litter must be placed in the appropriate container, which is located…

This sign is used to indicate that a lookout tower is located nearby.

Lookout Tower, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a lookout tower is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a pedestrian crossing is located nearby. Motor vehicles must yield to pedestrians in the cross walk.

Ped Xing, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a pedestrian crossing is located nearby. Motor vehicles must yield…

This sign is used to indicate that a point of interest is nearby. A point of interest is a location that someone may find useful or interesting.

Point of Interest, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a point of interest is nearby. A point of interest is a location…

This sign is used to indicate that a ranger station is located nearby.

Ranger Station, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a ranger station is located nearby.