GARRICK MALLERY
\ɡˈaɹɪk mˈaləɹi], \ɡˈaɹɪk mˈaləɹi], \ɡ_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k m_ˈa_l_ə_ɹ_i]\
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An American ethnologist; born in Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 23, 1831; died in Washington, Oct. 24, 1894. His works in part are: "A Calendar of the Dakota Nation" (1877); "Sign Language among the North American Indians compared with That among Other Peoples and Deaf Mutes" (1881). He, besides, contributed much to periodicals.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.