# How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts by Robert Williams Wood.

- [How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers and Other Woodcuts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/how-to-tell-the-birds-from-the-flowers-and-other-woodcuts.md): A revised manual introducing the field of flornithology for beginners, humorously confusing birds with flowers and other natural elements.
- [Intro‑duc‑tion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/intro-duc-tion.md): The author introduces a humorous guide to flornithology, critiquing traditional nature books that confuse plants and birds, and presenting a new collection that explores the strange homologies between flowers and birds.
- [Burr; Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/burr-bird.md): The chapter humorously highlights the common confusion between a bird and a burdock, noting that few people can tell them apart and even Mr. Burbank cannot transform a bird into a plant.
- [The Crow; The Crocus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-crow-the-crocus.md): This chapter humorously explores the confusion between a crow and a crocus, attributing the mix-up to ignorance of nature's laws. It plays on homophones and bird behavior, contrasting the cawing of crows with the silent 
- [The Clover; The Plover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-clover-the-plover.md): The chapter humorously distinguishes between the plover and the clover by referencing the habits of bees and the expertise of entomologists and etymologists, playing on the presence or absence of the letter 'B'.

> 49 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se_5102kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Ole Gander; The Oleander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-ole-gander-the-oleander.md)
- [The Hen; The Lichen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-hen-the-lichen.md)
- [The Pelican; The Panicle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pelican-the-panicle.md)
- [The Pea; The Pewee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pea-the-pewee.md)
- [The Parrot; The Carrot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-parrot-the-carrot.md)
- [The Rue; The Rooster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-rue-the-rooster.md)
- [The Hawk; The Hollyhock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-hawk-the-hollyhock.md)
- [The Pecan; The Toucan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pecan-the-toucan.md)
- [The Cat‑bird; The Cat‑nip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-cat-bird-the-cat-nip.md)
- [The Quail; The Kale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-quail-the-kale.md)
- [The Auk; The Orchid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-auk-the-orchid.md)
- [The Cow Bird; The Cowslip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-cow-bird-the-cowslip.md)
- [The Butter‑ball; The Butter‑cup](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-butter-ball-the-butter-cup.md)
- [The Roc; The Shamrock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-roc-the-shamrock.md)
- [A Sparrer; Asparagus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/a-sparrer-asparagus.md)
- [The Blue Mountain Lory; The Blue Morning Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-blue-mountain-lory-the-blue-morning-glory.md)
- [The Tern; The Turnip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-tern-the-turnip.md)
- [The Larks; The Larkspur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-larks-the-larkspur.md)
- [Cross Bill; Sweet William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/cross-bill-sweet-william.md)
- [The Ibis; The ’Ibiscus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-ibis-the-ibiscus.md)
- [The Pipe; The Snipe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pipe-the-snipe.md)
- [The Jay; The Bay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-jay-the-bay.md)
- [The Gent‑ians; The Lady‑bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-gent-ians-the-lady-bird.md)
- [Puffin; Nuffin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/puffin-nuffin.md)
- [The Bee; The Beet; The Beetle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-bee-the-beet-the-beetle.md)
- [The Bunny; The Tunny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-bunny-the-tunny.md)
- [The Puss; The Octo‑pus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-puss-the-octo-pus.md)
- [The Eel; The Eelephant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-eel-the-eelephant.md)
- [The Ant; The Pheas‑ant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-ant-the-pheas-ant.md)
- [The Hare; The Harrier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-hare-the-harrier.md)
- [The Pen‑guin; The Sword‑fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pen-guin-the-sword-fish.md)
- [The Gnu; The Newt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-gnu-the-newt.md)
- [The Ray; The Raven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-ray-the-raven.md)
- [The Ape; The Grape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-ape-the-grape.md)
- [The Doe; The Dodo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-doe-the-dodo.md)
- [The Pipe‑fish; The Sea‑gar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pipe-fish-the-sea-gar.md)
- [The Elk; The Whelk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-elk-the-whelk.md)
- [The P‑cock; The Q‑cumber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-p-cock-the-q-cumber.md)
- [The Sloe; The Sloth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-sloe-the-sloth.md)
- [The Cow; The Cowry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-cow-the-cowry.md)
- [The Antelope; The Cantelope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-antelope-the-cantelope.md)
- [The Pansy; The Chim‑pansy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pansy-the-chim-pansy.md)
- [Naught; Nautilus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/naught-nautilus.md)
- [The Coot; The Bandicoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-coot-the-bandicoot.md)
- [The Pitcher Plant; The Fly‑catcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-pitcher-plant-the-fly-catcher.md)
- [The Yellow‑hammer; The Saw‑fish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/the-yellow-hammer-the-saw-fish.md)
- [Author's Add‑end‑'em](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/author-s-add-end-em.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_to_tell_the_birds_from_the_flowers_and_other_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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