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How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts

Robert Williams Wood

Poetryabout 35 minutes of listening

A physicist writes and illustrates a collection of humorous poems responding to the Nature Fakers controversy.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts
  3. Intro‑duc‑tion
  4. Burr; Bird
  5. The Crow; The Crocus
  6. The Clover; The Plover
  7. The Ole Gander; The Oleander
  8. The Hen; The Lichen
  9. The Pelican; The Panicle
  10. The Pea; The Pewee
  11. The Parrot; The Carrot
  12. The Rue; The Rooster
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  1. The Hawk; The Hollyhock
  2. The Pecan; The Toucan
  3. The Cat‑bird; The Cat‑nip
  4. The Quail; The Kale
  5. The Auk; The Orchid
  6. The Cow Bird; The Cowslip
  7. The Butter‑ball; The Butter‑cup
  8. The Roc; The Shamrock
  9. A Sparrer; Asparagus
  10. The Blue Mountain Lory; The Blue Morning Glory
  11. The Tern; The Turnip
  12. The Larks; The Larkspur
  13. Cross Bill; Sweet William
  14. The Ibis; The ’Ibiscus
  15. The Pipe; The Snipe
  16. The Jay; The Bay
  17. The Gent‑ians; The Lady‑bird
  18. Puffin; Nuffin
  19. The Bee; The Beet; The Beetle
  20. The Bunny; The Tunny
  21. The Puss; The Octo‑pus
  22. The Eel; The Eelephant
  23. The Ant; The Pheas‑ant
  24. The Hare; The Harrier
  25. The Pen‑guin; The Sword‑fish
  26. The Gnu; The Newt
  27. The Ray; The Raven
  28. The Ape; The Grape
  29. The Doe; The Dodo
  30. The Pipe‑fish; The Sea‑gar
  31. The Elk; The Whelk
  32. The P‑cock; The Q‑cumber
  33. The Sloe; The Sloth
  34. The Cow; The Cowry
  35. The Antelope; The Cantelope
  36. The Pansy; The Chim‑pansy
  37. Naught; Nautilus
  38. The Coot; The Bandicoot
  39. The Pitcher Plant; The Fly‑catcher
  40. The Yellow‑hammer; The Saw‑fish
  41. Author’s Add‑end‑’em
  42. Endnotes
  43. List of Illustrations
  44. Colophon
  45. Uncopyright

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Source: Standard Ebooks. CC0 1.0 (Standard Ebooks edition); the text is in the public domain

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