Project Gutenberg 2010-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 91 Wood, Robert Williams 1868 1955 Wood, R. W. (Robert Williams) Wood, Robert W. How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts A Revised Manual of Flornithology for Beginners Illustrated by the author. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts" by Robert Williams Wood is a whimsical, illustrated manual of flornithology intended for beginners, written in the early 20th century. This unique work merges elements of humor with educational content, focusing on distinguishing various birds from flowers and other botanical elements. It employs a playful tone to explore natural science in a way that is accessible and entertaining. The book consists of a series of delightful verses and illustrations that humorously contrast various birds and plants, highlighting their similarities and differences. Each pairing, such as "The Crow. The Crocus" and "The Pecan. The Toucan," is presented with witty poetry that captures both the essence and folly of common misconceptions about nature. Through this engaging format, Wood not only educates readers about ornithology and botany but also invites them to appreciate the quirks and intricacies of the natural world, making it a charming read for both children and adults. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33346/33346-h/images/fcover-s.jpg en American wit and humor Nature study -- Humor PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 84975 81905 2024-09-14T06:55:54.596111 2023-09-14T11:34:42.042229 text/html text/html 74826 2021-01-06T21:43:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 5433058 2021-01-06T21:43:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 5958973 2024-09-14T06:56:05.375571 application/epub+zip 5931753 2024-09-14T06:55:57.288121 application/epub+zip 82892 2024-09-14T06:55:55.131110 application/epub+zip 5719860 2024-09-14T06:56:10.625539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5655863 2024-09-14T06:56:01.612070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118017 2022-09-15T09:21:32.941289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40051 39947 2024-09-14T06:55:53.606157 2023-09-14T11:34:41.304214 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39978 2021-01-06T21:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14412 2021-01-06T21:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18620 2024-09-14T06:56:10.826522 application/rdf+xml 23464 2024-09-14T06:55:55.222130 image/jpeg 3302 2024-09-14T06:55:55.177095 image/jpeg 5566836 2024-09-14T06:55:54.871134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia