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Past evidence uncovered in Israel and France has shown that Neanderthals lived on Earth at the same time as modern Homo sapiens. Neanderthals were found to have lived about 34,000 years ago near…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 19, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 18, 1805December 20, 1805December 19, 1805 Discription of the blue Crested corvus bird common to the woody and western side of the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-Third Version
by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-Second VersionLament For James, Earl Of GlencairnThe Banks O' Doon-Third Version Ye banks and braes o' bonie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh…protective coloration
(Encyclopedia) protective coloration, coloration or color pattern of an animal that affords it protection from observation either by its predators or by its prey. The most widespread form of…flycatcher
(Encyclopedia) flycatcher, common name for various members of the Old World family Muscicapidae, insectivorous songbirds including the kingbirds, phoebes, and pewees. Flycatchers vary in color from…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, September 20, 1805
Day 899 Day 901 Lewis, September 20, 1805 Friday September 20th 1805. This morning my attention was called to a species of bird which I had never seen before. It was reather larger than a…Brewer's: Hum'a
(The). A fabulous Oriental bird which never alights, but is always on the wing. It is said that every head which it overshadows will wear a crown (Richardson). The splendid little bird…Brewer's: Yellowhammer
(The). The eggs of this bird are spotted with red. The tradition is that the bird fluttered about the Cross, and got stained with the blood in its plumage, and by way of punishment its…Ashputtel
Ashputtel The wife of a rich man fell sick; and when she felt that her end drew nigh, she called her only daughter to her bed-side, and said, 'Always be a good girl, and I will look down from…Ralph Waldo Emerson: May-Day
May-DayDaughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Teaching Barren moors to smile, Painting pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a…Trending
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