m^Br.. ., .. , HOW TO TEU THE BIROS FROM THE FLOWERS And Other Woodcuts ROBERT WILLIAMS WOOD CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924027175268 lal@wT@TilTllii©BW ¥mn Tlni(i Fk Ami ®lflh)(ir Wmi r; A Revised Manual oj Flornitholo§y .Jor Beginners. Verses and lUuslralions By Robert Willlanis Wood. Published by Dodd, Mead and Company New York ^ (N,/,i,v Copyright 1917 By Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc. 26th Edition 3%. o-ywe-aaa By other Nature books lin sure , youVe ojten been misled , youve tried a uiaU-Jlouier to secure. Mi picHed a hen instead : ybuVe wondered luhat the egs-ptants lay, Ani uihij the chestnuts burred, Tind ii the hopVme hops auiay , It's perfectly absurd. I hence submit for your inspection . This very neiu and choice collection. Of flouiers on StoT]is, and Phlo;t of birds. With some explanatory words. Not every one is always able To recognize a ve§etable , Tor some are guided by tradition , While others use their intuition , And even I make no pretense Of havln§ more than common sense. Indeed these strange homolosies Art in most Jlornitholosies, And I have freely dracun upon The oiorks of Gray and iludubon, Avoidins thou§h the frequent blunders Of those ujho study Natures uionder5. The Burr. The Bird. i. TheButterM.The Buttercup. 16. The Croiu. The Crocus, i. The Roc. The Shamrock. JI The Plover. The Clover. 3. A Sparrer. ilsparasus. la Ole Gander. Oleander. 4. The Blue Mountain Lon). la The Hen. The lichen. 5: TheBlueMninsGlory. la The Pelican The Panicle 6. ThcTern.TheTurnip. 10. The Pea . The Peuiee. z The Larfo.The Larhspur n. The Parrot .The CarroL 8, Cross Bill . Suieet William. 23. The Hue . The Rooster. 9. The Ibis. The 'Ibiscus. 24^ TheHaiuk.TheHollijhocli. lo, ThePipe. The Snipe. 25. The Pecan. TheToucan. n. The Bay.TheiTaii. 26. The Cat'biriThe Cat-nip. 12. The Genr-ian.TheLadi|-biTi27. Thepuail . The Kale. 13. PuJJin . Afujfin . 28. The Auk. The Orchid. 14. Bee. Beet. Beetle. 2a The Coui-bird.The Cowslip. 15. TheBunnj.TheTunm|. sa ThePuss.The Octopus, 31 The Pipe-JishThe Sea-sar 42. The Eel.The Eelephanl. 52. The ElK.The WhelK. 4-3. TheM.TheTheasant. 33. TheP-cockThep-CUmber. 44. The HareTheHarrier. 34. Tne Sloe.The Sloth. 45. The Pen'|uiTiTlieSu/ord-iisli.35. The Couf.Thc Couiry . 46. The Gnu.TheNeuit. 36. TheMelope.The Canlelope. 47. The Raif . TheHaven . 3a The Pansy .The Chii]i-pansi).48. The./lpe.The Crape 40. Naught. Nautilus. 49 The Boe . The Dodo 41 Who is tViere ujVio has never heard, About the Burdoch and the Bird ? J\nd yet houi very very f eui , Discriminate betmeen thetuio. While even Mr.Burbank cant. Transform a Bird into a Plant. Tlnii CroWo Some are unable , as xjou Knom, To tett the Crocus jrom \\\t Croiu; The reason uihy is jusl be-caius They are not versed in Nature's lauis. Thenoisu cauiins Croms all come, Obedient to the Cro'custom, A lar^e Croiu Caui-cus to convoKe. you never hear the Crocus croaK ! Hm TteClovefp ThiFlwet The Plover and the Clover can be told apart uiith ease, Bi| paylns close allenlion to the habits oj the Bees, lox^ En-to-niolo-sists aver, the Bee can be In Clover, While Ety-molo-3isls concur, there is no B In Plover. 3. _ .^ — /»«*.*' Tk i® ^afa Ik Okiifa The Gander loves \q promemide, /Iround the ^divrnt'^s poultry 1/ard, While as tue see, the Oleander Is quite unable tci meander; The Gardener lied it up indeed, fearinj thai it mishl run to seed. 4. Lichens, regardless of conventions, £xist in only two dimensions, n ii^e restricted to a plane. On rochs and stones a greenish slain, They live upon the simplest jare, fl drop of deui, a breath of air. Contrast them uiith the greed]/ Hen, Rnd her most careless resimen. She shuns the barren stones and rocfe, Und thrives upon the sarbaje box. 5. Tftii Mkainio Tte Pailrt The Panicle and Pelican have ojten been confused , The lelters luhich spell Pelican, in Panicle are used. Ij ijou recosnize this flnasram yoiill never §o astray , Or TnaKe the careless blunder that ujas made by Mr. Gray. 6. IM P@ao To teW lYie Pewee ^rom IVie Pea , Requires §reat per-spi-ca-city. Here in the pod we see the Pea . While perched close hp Is the Pewee; The Pea he hears the Pewee peep, While Pewee sees the uiee Pea lueep, There'll be but little tiTne to see , How Peu/ee differs from the Pea , 7 TteFarroi jyCmmt The Parrot and the Carrot one tnay easily confound, Theyre very much alike in looKs and similar in sound. We recosnize the Parrot hy his clear articulation, For Carrots are unable to engaje in conversation. 8. ni^Lf/. t: Tlhi !«( When jyou a\uaKe at half past- tuio,^^ i\ndhear a"Cock-a-doodle-doo7 No arsument need then ensue, It is the Rooster, not the Rue, Which never thus disturbs our dreams. With ruthless rude nocturnal screams. We sleep less souTidlii than Uie used ter And love the Rue but rue the Rooster. 9, ^'.'t ...1"" "' -.""^t. Tte dflnwDC JteHliM. To recognize this bird- of -prey , The broodu hen i/ou should sun/ey: She taKes her chicks on dailiy malks, Amons the nei§hborins Hol\i(hocks, While uiith the Hauik association, Is quite beyond her toleration. 10. Very ievj can TeU Xht Toucan From the Pecan - Here's a neuj plan: TotaKe the Toucan jrom the tree, Requires im-mense a-sil-i-tee. While anyone can pick uiUh ease The Pecans from the Pecan trees. Ifs such an easy thins to do. That even the Toucan he can too. 11. Tte &^h MM Tlh© ell^Mi, The Cat-birds call resembles th^ Emitted bi| tlie Pussy Cat, While Cat-nip jroiulns by the uiall, Is never Knoiun to caleriuaul: Its odor though attracts the Kits, Rr\i Ihrouis them in Cat-nlp-tlon jits. 12. Tin)© JmaiiL Tlh© fek The California Quail is said. To have a tall upon his head, While conlrary-wise we style llieKaU, A cabbase-head upon a tall. It IS not hard to tell the lujo, The 9uaU cotmnences uiilh a (jueue. 13- lh®hA We seldom meet,iuhen oat to uialk, Either t>ie Orchid or the Auk. The auiK-uiard AuK is only Known To duiellers in the Auk-tic zone , White Orchids can be found in lesions. Within the equatorial resions. So ii by chance you travel on The Lena or the Anva-zon , Be certain oj the tem-pera-ture Or you uiill make mistaKes Irn 5ure. 14. TteCe Tte C®WS!ip. Althoush tlie Cou/slips on this plant, Sussest perhaps a ru-min-anL, One never sees the openins bud. Devour the srass or cheui its cud. The Com bird picture,! suspect. Is absolutely incorvecl ; We make such errors how and then, R sort oj coui slip 0/ the pen. 15. TihiB*@r=Ml Tte8ylfer=€iip. The little Butler-cup can sins, From morn 'till nisM like ani|tliin3. The QuacKins of the Butler- ball. Cannot be called a sons at all. We thus the f louier mai) learn to hnoui. Its sons is reproduced beloui. ^j | j J^HJ j|ji^l-'ijH^^I''^J r o^ 16. Thi Bhtmn Tlhii M@€ AUhough I never took much stock. In Sinbad's yarn about the Roc, And re ally must conjess I am Inclined to tlilnK tne Hoc a sham : Take notice that , the Sham-rock may Be seen upon S? Patrick's day . 17. Ojlhe faW oj Ik Sparroiu lue ojlen have heard, And iVe here represented the fall of the bird: In the case oj flsparasus thoujh,! mai) mention, fl jail such as Ihis/is quite out oJ the question: For observe thai ilsparasus, jat and uiell fed. Spends all of his time in the 'iparasus bed. 18. The Insects, to avoid surprise By Birds, sometimes themselves iiissuise J\s leaves and tuiigs, and thus escape The appetizing Insect's fate. Observe houi cTeverlii this Vine Has forced its leaves and flomers to tmine Themselves into a Bird design. And houi its artful turns ana tiuists, Hides it from zealous Botanists. 19. ^JL Ti Tli8@TgFn. To leU Ihe Turnip jrom the Tern, J\ Wins uihich everyone should learn, Obser\/e Ihc Tern up in the air. See howj he turns, and noui compare Him Luith this inert ves-et-able, Who thus to turn is cjulte unable, For he is rooted to the spot, 20. While as lue see,theTern is not: He IS not aluLiays doomed lo be Thus bound to earth extern- ally For'cooKed to a tenf may be inferred. To chansethe Turnip to a bird. ,f' f<-^ .- o (/ Observe the Turnip in the Pot. The Tern is j§lad that he isTiot ! 21. TlhgTLnifl^s. ThiTLi you must not maKe ad-verse remarhs, ^bout my drauiins of the Larks. For^by the minor poets lore The LarKs- perpetually soan While UrKspurs^borderins garden uialKs, Are perched securely on their stalks. ilcofy Cress Bill Nobod]j but an imbecile WislaHes Suieet William jor Cross Bill: ^nd ev/en I can scarcely claim. The skill to maKe them look the same. Some other shrubs and vines and trees, Express emotion much like these, XoaVe seen the mad-uiort plant Isuess, nd uieepins uiillou/s ani si§h-press. The passion-iloiuer^atit's climax. The slad-iolus and the smile-ax. 15. rh§ Wis. TBui ftijemSe The sacred Ibis, one might sau , Was classified a "Bird- of Pray" His bodjL/,afrer death, mas dried. Embalmed in pitch, and mummxjHed, And thus oias handed doiun to us In some old Kings sarcophagus. The Malloui, srouiins in the boss, ('Ibiscus termed b]j pedagogues) ,Ismuch opposed to dessication, i\nd bears no marks oj veneration. 24. I'Pi.N-., si^^ \ I my.h Tl)B®ffipi. nhi Slaps. Obseri/e the hybrid Indian Pipe, LiKewlse thehish-bred EnjUsh Snipe, Who is distin3uished , as uie see, By his superior pedisree. TWO cnosses botonny Sand StTiUter 25. rcss ARGCht Tte&M, DW The BlueJaij, as lue clearly see. Is so much ViKe the s^een Bay tree Thai one misht say the only clue. Lies in their di^-fer-ence of hue, And if you have a color sense, you'll see at once this difference* 26, The reason uihy this beetle say, Is called the Lady-bird, Ihey say, Is just because he uiasles his hours, In runmns ajter pretty f loiuers, Who, quite resardless of conventions, Kost openly invite attentions. (/\nd hence are apUi) termed t)ie Gent-ians) 27. B Upon \])\s cahe of ice is perched. The paddle - f ooted puf Jin: To find his double I have searched. But have discovered - Nujjir\\ 28- t-l*»W« T(bsB@@«TGii( D)&^ B(8^^ Good Mr. Daruiin once contended That Beetles mve jromBees descended, And as my pictures shoiu I thinft The Beet must be the missin? link. The susar-beet and honey-bee Supply the Beetles pedigree: The family is noui complete,- The Bee.t^e Beetle and the Beet. 19. ' '> Vlf*~ ex ^- -iliiO* "^ The superficial naturalists hai/e often been misled. By {aiUns to discriminale betiueen the tail and head: Itrealli) is unfortunate such carelessness prevails. Because the Bunnies have their heads uihere Tunnies have their tails. 30. The Octopus or Cuttle-fish ! Irn sure that Tione of us mould uiish To have him sailXlt Vound the house, LiKe TiLSSj uihen she espies a mouse : When lyou secure lyour house-hold pet. Be ver^ sure you do mt get The Octopus, or there may be Domestic in-felis-it^. 31. Themarked aversion tuhich uie jeel. When in the presence of the Eel , naXes many View uilth conslernarion, The Elephants front ele-vation. Such jollxf must be clearly due To their peculiar point of vieu/. 32. ^^AS'^J4 TlhiAit T The ant isknouin by his ant-ennae, Where-as the pheas-ant has'nt any, And IhaT is luhi/ he uiears instead. A small red cap upon his head: Without his Fez, indeed the |>heasant, Would be cjuite bald and (juite un-pleasant. 33. '*> ,. ■^..V« • V _. Tllililnlilfd, Tih)@lAliirrigF- The Harrier, harassed by the Hare, Presents a picture oj^ despair; Although as far as Ifn concerned, I love to see the tables turned . The Harrier JUes uiith all his might. It is a harum-scare'm flight: Irn not surprised he does not care To meet the fierce pursuing Hare. '34. Ite IPiini°semollrii®Sw@if4f A WehavG/ormani/ yeans been bored By that old saui about the suiord ^nd pen , and noui uie all rejoice , To see houi Nature made her choice: She made, regardless of ojfendin', The Suiord-fish mishtier Inan the Pensuin. 35. Tln)i Giy. jiT "«»r 'i^^- -^^ -*•?:• Hhi© Mf wt €iiite The slriK'ms simildritii oj this P-p-Uar pair. No lonscr need en-cumber us, or jill us uiith despair: The P-Cock and the Q-Cumber iLjou never need confus If you pay allenlipn to the Eyesi and Tnind j/our Pi and Q's: 44. liliii Shi 'X .»V^, »V//, <-« TteStelk See aihal a fix the Sloth is in , He has been captured by the §in: This I'm is not the same §in though. In tunich uie sometiTiies find the Sloe. This shouis hoai careful one must be. To treat the §in most §inserh/ . 45. lh§ CoMo Tlh© O@wr^o TheCoLury seems to be,somehouj, R sort o| mouth- piece for the Coui: A speaking likeness one mi§ht say. Which I've endeavored to portray. 46. \t o \Uiii' • «iw» ■\iiUu' Tte M(8ll@p@ . Tte €iiM@pic IJ you uiill tap the Cantelope reposing on the ground It ujill not move, but just emit a melon- choly sound But ij you try this method on tne anllered antelope , His departure uiill convince you that he is a misanthrope. 4Z Tte€Mm|iiis|. Observe houi Natures necromancies Have clearly painted on the Pansies, These almosi human counten^ances, In ye\\ouj,blue aiid black nu-ances. The Jace houiever seems lo me To be that of the Chim-pan-zee: h Jacl that makes the senile Pansy. Appeal no longer to my fancy. 48. Thei\rso-naut or Nautilus, With habits quite adventurous, A com- bin- at ion of a snail, J\ jelly-fish and paper sail , The parts of him that did not jell Are packed securely in his shell. It is not strange that uihen I sought To find his double . 1 found Naught, 49. »tq2, tm •1" "^' ! - V ■' ' ' ( V Mil ^^^?:>'^'"^W ;. ;i ' i -