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    How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
    How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
    How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
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    How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners

    By Robert Williams Wood

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    This Novel is a collection of poems by scientist Robert Williams Wood, themed on nature. The poems explore the distinguishing features between birds and the flowers that resemble them, picking a pair comprising of one each to create a play on words. Some of the matched pairs are: 'The carrot and the parrot', 'the pelican and the panicle', 'the cowbird and the cowslip' and 'the tern and the turnip.' The book is illustrated with drawings.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateNov 21, 2022
    ISBN8596547415213
    How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners

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