A dark fish noted for it voracity and enourmous distensibility of their stomachand integuments, which…
The popular name of the American black capped titmouse. Usually almost 6 inches in length.
A small species of squirrel, about 7 inches long with a tail about the same length. The ears are tufted,…
A name of a hackee or chirping squirrel of the United States. usually a small striped species about…
Black was a general in the 37th Illinois regiment and was wounded in the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie…
"No reader of the 'Thousand and One Nights' can have forgotten Haroun Al Rascid, the caliiph of Bagdad,…
The male of a gallinaceous fowl, about the size of the turkey. The rump feathers are long and capable…
The Black Panther promises a bull to the Pack as the price of Mowgli's acceptance.
From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. He went to slide upon the ice, before the…
A type of wolf. About as large as a pointer dog with a full pelage, bushy tail, upright ears, and sharp…
"The Umbrella Bird is a native of Peru. It is about the size of a crow, with deep black plumage; the…
A scene from the story, The Cub That Tried To Eat Tar. Johnnie Bear loved honey. You could…
Gulls are in general medium to large birds, typically grey or white, often with black markings on the…
A wampum was made of pieces of shining shell, strung, like beads, on strips of deerskin. With some Indians…
A class of small insects or beetles found commonly on plants and trees. They are noted for their various…
"Chief veins and arteries of the body. a, place of the heart; the veins are in black. On the right side…
A rodent quadruped found in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, particularly in Norway and Sweden.…
Leopards range in size from 1 to almost 2 metres long, and weigh between 30 and 70 kg. Most leopards…
An annual plant cultivated in gardens, and which serves as a salad. There are many species, most of…
A grass extensively cultivated in some sections of the United States for forage. There are numerous…
A genus of trees native to tropical and temperate climates, and extensively cultivated on account of…
A wading bird closely allied to the plover. it is easily known from its red feet and bill, the latter…
A genus of birds of the grouse family, including a number of widely different species of game birs,…
A class of plants native to the East Indies, but now extensively naturalized and cultivated. There are…
"Egyptian Statue in black basalt. Heroic size, in the British Museum." —D'Anvers, 1895
An American quadruped mammal of the bear family, which is found from Canada to the tropics. The head…
A genus of mammals belonging to the bear family. They are native to Central and South America. These…
A genus of birds of the finch family, which are widely distributed in the United States and Europe.…
The popular name of several flowering vines, which have a woody stem and bear flowers formed like a…
An Australian marsupial, which somewhat resembles a small bear in appearance. The legs are short and…
Medium-sized mammals with black-and-white-fur belonging to the family Mephitidae and the order Carnivora.
A large black tail&mdashless monkey, commonly called an ape on account of its general aspect.
This is an illustration of the pine-destroying beetle of the Black Hills; a, adult beetle, enlarged;…