(1829-1916) American educator, editor of the Providence journal and minister to China and Turkey
Figs are native to Turkey and Northern India. It was one of the first fruits cultivated by humans. In…
There was an old man of Coblenz; The length of whose legs was immense; He went with one prance; From…
The Turkey vulture is found over the whole United States, but is more numerous in the southern region…
Vultures are carrion eaters. The head and neck are usually bare, and the bill and claws weaker than…
"Battle at Willis Church, Monday, June 30th, 1862- the Federal forces, under General Heintzelman, engaged…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"The war in Virginia. Explosion of a torpedo under the Commodore Barney, on James River, August…
Genus Coragyps, about the size of a small turkey. This one is feeding on a cow's head.
Genus Cathartes, found in the Americas, sometimes as far north as New England. These buzzards…
Black vulture (or carrion crow), genus Coragyps, about the size of a small turkey. This group…
Also known as the snake-bird, the anhinga inhabits the freshwater areas of the South Atlantic States;…
"Battle at Willis Church, Monday, June 30th, 1862- the Federal forces, under General Heintzelman, engaged…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"Battle of Malvern Hill, near Turkey Bend, James River, Va., fought Tuesday, July 1st, 1862. The battle…
"A heavy, springless wagon, usually covered with a screen as shelter from the rays of the sun, drawn…
The male of a gallinaceous fowl, about the size of the turkey. The rump feathers are long and capable…
"The wood used for engraving is boxwood, nearly all of which is imported from Turkey." —The Popular…
"There are scores of men in long gowns, with white, red, blue, or green turbans about their heads."…
The milky juice obtained fom the unripe capsules of several species of the poppy, which is rendered…
A large bird native to America, It was first brought to Europe when Hernando Cortez returned to Spain
"Myrrh, is the name given to a gum resin which exudes from a shrub growing in Arabia and Abyssinia,…
The entrance to the Turkish Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 shows a fabric-draped ceiling…
The Angora goat is named for the region in Turkey where it is from and is known for its long coat.
"The turkey is indigenous to America; and it may still be found in some parts of our country in the…
"Eremocarpus setigerus. 1. a young pistil; 2. a ripe fruit after dehiscing." -Lindley, 1853
Turkey Foot Rock was the location where Me-sa-sa, an Ottawa Indian chief, died during the Battle of…
The almond is native to Iran, from northwestern Saudi Arabia, north through western Jordan, Israel,…