A tree of the nettle family, so named from the Osage Mountains of Arkansas, where it is native, but…
A genus of cursorial birds, of which it is the type. They are native to the deserts of Africa and Arabia,…
A tree native to tropical America, allied to the passion flower family, and now extensively cultivated…
A class of beautiful birds of the pheasant family, native to southeastern Asia. In the wild state peacocks…
A fruit tree belonging to the same genus as the apple, and cultivated extensively for its fruit. It…
A genus of webfooted birds native to the southern hemisphere. They have short wings useless in flight,…
A class of plants native to the East Indies, but now extensively naturalized and cultivated. There are…
A genus of plants of the nightshade family, which are native to the warmer parts of America. The leaves…
An American abolitionist, Native American advocate and orator. After graduating from Harvard in 1831,…
A genus of lice classed with the aphidae, which feed as parasites on different kinds of plants. The…
A class of trees of the myrtle family. They are native to Palestine and the Mediterranean region, but…
A genus of plants, which are native chiefly to the warmer regions of Eurasia. They occur in many parts…
A species of Primula native to western and southern Europe, including the British Isles. It is one of…
A tree of the apple family. It is native to the western part of Asia, but has been naturalized in many…
Cinchona is a genus of about 40 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They…
A fleshy plant grown extensively as a garden vegetable. It is thought to be native to India, where it…
A genus of American birds, which are native to a region extending from Canada to Bolivia. About a dozen…
A species of mammals of the deer family, native to the northern regions of Eurasia. It has long been…
An eminent painter and etcher, born in Leyden, Holland, July 15, 1607; died in Amsterdam, Oct. 8, 1669.…
An annual cereal plant native to India, but now extensively naturalized and cultivated for its seed.
A species of thrush native to Eurasia, which resembles in size and appearance the blackbird. It is migratory,…
The name applied to several species of birds of the warbler family, which are native to Europe. they…
A ruminany quadruped native to the Rocky Mountains, ranging from Idaho to the Arctic Circle. it is a…
An evergreen shrub of the mint family, which is native to southern Europe and western Asia. It is from…
An import cereal plant. It is native to the Levant but is cultivated extensively in temperate climates,…
The dried root or root-stalk of the smilax, a genus of shrubby climbing plants native to tropical America.
The name of an extensive genus of insects, native to the warm climates of both hemispheres, and belonging…
A class of wading birds native to South America. In habits they resemble somewhat the duck, but do not…
A genus of rapacious birds native to Africa and the Philippine Islands. They are so named from the fanciful…
The dried leaflets of several species of cassia, plants belonging to the bean family. These plants are…
The name of a genus of gigantic trees of the pine family, nearly allied to the bald cypress of the southeastern…
The common name of a class of ducks, usually regarded a connecting link between geese and ducks. They…
A genus of quadrupeds of the weasel family, which are native to North America. They are about the size…
A genus of mammals belonging to the bear family. They are native to Central and South America. These…
A species of antelope which resembles the gazelles in size and habits. It is native to the open plains…
A genus of between 6-37 species of tall grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the…
A genus of trees and shrubs, which includes about fifteen species native to the United States.
A tropical tree of the bean family, which was originally native to the East Indies, but is now extensively…
A genus of birds belonging to the finch family. They are native to the warmer regions of America.
A plant of the nightshade family, which is extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. The tomato is…
A class of climbing birds native to tropical America. they are noted for their immense beak, which is…
An ornamental bulbous plant, native to tropical America and Asia, and cultivated in gardens for its…
A large bird native to America, It was first brought to Europe when Hernando Cortez returned to Spain
A class of birds native to the United States and Europe, and so named from the secondary wing feathers…
An animal of the marmot family, which is native to the eastern part of North America, ranging from Alabama…
The common name of several kinds of small birds related to the warblers. Most species are native to…
A bovine ruminant native to Central Asia. It is found chiefly in Tibet, and is regarded intermediate…
Idols used by the Marquesans. They are trophies, kept superstitiously as remembrences of war.
A tungoose is a native huntsman. When the household provisions are exhausted, the Tungoose points out…
A very large snake native to North America. It is known to reach lengths of up to twelve feet.
This is an illustration of the British searching the Colonial Americans for illegal items at the docks.