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(Encyclopedia) bowerbird, common name for any of several species of birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, native to Australia and New Guinea, which build, for courtship display, a bower of sticks or…parakeet
(Encyclopedia) parakeet or parrakeet, common name for a widespread group of small parrots, native to the Indo-Malayan region and popular as cage birds. Parakeets have long, pointed tails, unlike the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 25, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 24, 1804August 26, 1804August 25, 1804 Augt. 25th Satturday 1804 This morning Capt Lewis & my Self G D. Sjt. Ouderway Shields J.…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 11, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 10, 1804August 12, 1804August 11, 1804 August 11th Satturday 1804 about day this morning a hard wind from the N. W. followed by rain, we…Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Tears of Heaven
The Tears of Heaven Heaven weeps above the earth all night till morn, In darkness weeps, as all ashamed to weep, Because the earth hath made her state forlorn With selfwrought evils of…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Sensitive Plant Part 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Part 2 Part 1 A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew, And the young winds fed it with silver dew, And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light. And closed them beneath…Movies and Film: Hitler's Hired Help
Hitler's Hired HelpMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond Leni Riefenstahl…Jimmy Witherspoon Biography
Jimmy Witherspoonsinger Witherspoon combined elements of jazz and blues to create a deep, sophisticated sound. His career was overshadowed by the emergence of rock, but he enjoyed a comeback…Arthur Prysock 1997 Deaths
Arthur Prysock rhythm-and-blues singer Known for his deep, silky voice, Prysock's hits include “This Guy's in Love With You,” “I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night ” and “The Very Thought of You…Brewer's: Mourning
Black. To express the privation of light and joy, the midnight gloom of sorrow for the loss sustained. The colour of mourning in Europe. It was also the colour of mourning in ancient…Trending
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