Raven
The raven is a large, black bird with a purplish lustre, belonging, like the crow, to the genus Corvus.
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Create AccountThe raven is a large, black bird with a purplish lustre, belonging, like the crow, to the genus Corvus.
The Grouse (Tetraonidae) is a small subfamily (18 species) of chickenlike birds with circumpolar distribution above latitude 26° north.
The storm-petrel (order Procellariiformes, family Hydrobatidae) is a small seabird (14-25 cm long).
Finch is a common name for one of the larger bird families, Fringillidae, which occurs worldwide (introduced in Australia). It includes some GROSBEAKS, crossbills, Hawaiian honey creepers, redpolls, siskins and birds specifically named finches.
The pigeon (Columbidae) is a large family (303 species) of birds, many of which are called doves, distributed throughout temperate and tropical areas worldwide.
Shell is a hard covering made primarily of calcium carbonate, secreted by invertebrate animals (eg, molluscs, barnacles, sea urchins).
The wild horses, named for the island they inhabit, are now the only terrestrial mammals on Sable Island aside from the few inhabitants.
Salamander is a common name for most members of the tailed amphibia (order Caudata).
Scallop is a bivalve (hinged shell) mollusc of suborder Pectinina. Scallops are found in all seas.
The salmon is a family of fish, Salmonidae [Lat salire, "to leap"], with soft fin rays, a short dorsal fin, an adipose (fatty) fin, and teeth in the jaws.
The shearwater (order Procellariiformes, family Procellariidae) is a medium-sized seabird.
A snake is a long, slender reptile of the suborder Serpentes, order Squamata (which also includes lizards). In Canada, 26 species and one hybrid are native, with most species occurring in the southern part of the country.
Slug is a common name for several terrestrial pulmonate and numerous marine gilled species of gastropod molluscs conspicuous by the lack of an exposed shell.
Whale, common name for large, aquatic or marine mammals of order Cetacea, which inhabit all oceans.
Thrips, order Thysanoptera (Gk for "fringe-wings"), are among the smallest insects, being slender and usually less than 2 mm long.
The tanager (Thraupidae) is a family of small songbirds, possibly comprising as many as 413 species.
The sturgeon is a large, primitive, bony fish of class Actinopterygii, family Acipenseridae. The 4 genera and 24 species live in fresh and coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Shrimp are decapods ("10-footed") crustacean, differing from other decapods in being adapted for swimming, a fact reflected in the large, laterally compressed abdomen and well-developed pairs of swimming legs.
Sea Urchin, radially symmetrical marine invertebrate. Sea urchins and near relatives, the sand dollars and heart urchins, belong to class Echinoidea of phylum Echinodermata.