How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
Published by Paul Elder and Company San Francisco and New York.
Copyright 1907 By Paul Elder and Company
Who is there who has never heard,
About the Burdock and the Bird?
And yet how very very few,
Discriminate between the two,
While even Mr. Burbank can't
Transform a Bird into a Plant!
Robert Williams Wood
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Contents.
Burr. Bird.
The Bird and the Burdock.
The Clover. The Plover.
The Crow. The Crocus.
The Rue. The Rooster.
The Parrot. The Carrot.
The Pea. The Pewee.
The Pelican. The Panicle.
The Hen. The Lichen.
The Hawk. The Hollyhock.
The Cow Bird. The Cowslip.
A Sparrer. Asparagus.
The Tern. The Turnip.
The Ole Gander. The Oleander.
The Blue Mountain Lory. The Blue Morning Glory.
The Quail. The Kale.
The Pecan. The Toucan.
The Auk. The Orchid.
The Cat-bird. The Cat-nip.
The Ibis. The 'Ibiscus.
The Butter-ball. The Butter-cup.
The Bay. The Jay.
The Pipe. The Snipe.
The Roc. The Shamrock.
The Lark. The Larkspur.
Puffin. Nuffin.
Author's Apology.
