Genus <em>Coragyps</em>, about the size of a small turkey. This one is feeding on a cow's head.

Black Vulture

Genus Coragyps, about the size of a small turkey. This one is feeding on a cow's head.

An ornate capital W surrounded by leaves and vines, used at the start of a new chapter or heading.

Decorative Floral W

An ornate capital W surrounded by leaves and vines, used at the start of a new chapter or heading.

Although he did not explicitly seek the office of commander and even claimed that he was not equal to it, there was no serious competition. Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775; the next day, on the nomination of John Adams of Massachusetts, Washington was appointed Major General and elected by Congress to be Commander-in-chief.

Washington Taking Command of the Army

Although he did not explicitly seek the office of commander and even claimed that he was not equal to…

Winged head

Winged head

Winged head

Woman's face with glasses.

Woman

Woman's face with glasses.

Woman's face with hair bow.

Woman

Woman's face with hair bow.

An illustration of the face of a young woman.

Woman

An illustration of the face of a young woman.

An illustration of a woman consoling a man with his head down on a desk.

Woman Consoling Man

An illustration of a woman consoling a man with his head down on a desk.

The head of a Green Woodpecker, a bird belonging to the Scansores order. Scansores is an order of birds, popularly known as climbing birds. The most important of the families are the cuckoos, the woodpeckers and wry-necks, the parrots, the toucans, the trogons, the barbets, and the plantain-eaters.

Head of a Green Woodpecker

The head of a Green Woodpecker, a bird belonging to the Scansores order. Scansores is an order of birds,…

"Head of Olympian Zeus (Jupiter)." &mdash; Smith, 1882

Head of Zeus

"Head of Olympian Zeus (Jupiter)." — Smith, 1882