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Bahamas, The

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 5/14/2012 Governor Gen. Arthur FOULKES Prime Min. Perry CHRISTIE Dep. Prime Min.…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON, Henry Richard, (cousin of Charles Hopper Gibson), a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent…

Lawrence Davis TYSON, Congress, TN (1861-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1929Party: DemocratTYSON, Lawrence Davis, a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861; attended the county schools…

Birds

Birds Birds As Pets: What You Should Know Their bright colors, beautiful songs, and cheerful personalities have made birds popular pets for hundreds of years. The Humane Society of the United…

The Turkey Vulture

A scavenger with an excellent sense of smell by Catherine McNiff AP Photo, Elliott Minor Related Links Turkey Vulture Video…

dogfish

(Encyclopedia) dogfish, name for a number of small sharks of several different families. Best known are the spiny dogfishes (family Squalidae) and the smooth dogfishes (family Triakidae). Spiny…

mimic thrush

(Encyclopedia) mimic thrush, common name for members of the Mimidae, a family of exclusively American birds, allied to the wrens and thrushes, that includes the mockingbird, the catbird, and the…

ambergris

(Encyclopedia) ambergrisambergrisămˈbərgrēs [key], waxlike substance originating as a morbid concretion in the intestine of the sperm whale. Lighter than water, it is found floating on tropical seas…

junco

(Encyclopedia) junco or snowbird, small seed-eating bird of North America closely related to the sparrows. Juncos have white underparts and gray (sometimes also brown) backs. They travel in flocks.…