Pecan. The Toucan.]

Very few can
Tell the Toucan
From the Pecan--
Here's a new plan:
To take the Toucan from the tree,
Requires im-mense a-gil-i-tee,
While anyone can pick with ease
The Pecans from the Pecan trees.
It's such an easy thing to do,
That even the Toucan he can too.

The Cat-bird. The Cat-nip.

[Illustration: The Cat-bird. The Cat-nip.]

The Cat-bird's call resembles that
Emitted by the Pussy Cat,
While Cat-nip growing by the wall,
Is never known to caterwaul:
It's odor though attracts the Kits,
And throws them in Cat-nip-tion fits.

[Illustration]

The Quail. The Kale.

[Illustration: The Quail. The Kale.]

The California Quail is said
To have a tail upon his head,
While contrary-wise we style the Kale,
A cabbage-head upon a tail.
It is not hard to tell the two,
The Quail commences with a queue.

The Auk. The Orchid.

[Illustration: The Auk. The Orchid.]

We seldom meet, when out to walk,
Either the Orchid or the Auk.
The awk-ward Auk is only known
To dwellers in the Auk-tic zone,
While Orchids can be found in legions,
Within the equatorial regions.
So if by chance you travel on
The Lena or the Am-a-zon,
Be certain of the tem-pera-ture
Or you will make mistakes I'm sure.

The Cow Bird. The Cowslip.

[Illustration: The Cow Bird. The Cowslip.]

Although the Cow'slips on this plant,
Suggest perhaps a ru-min-ant,
One never sees the opening bud,
Devour the grass or chew its cud.
The Cowbird picture, I suspect,
Is absolutely incorrect;
We make such errors now and then,
A sort of cow slip of the pen.

The Butter-ball. The Butter-cup.

[Illustration: The Butter-ball. The Butter-cup.]

The little Butter-cup can sing,
From morn 'till night like anything.
The quacking of the Butter-ball,
Cannot be called a song at all.
We thus the flower may learn to know,
Its song is reproduced below.

[Illustration]

The Roc. The Shamrock.

[Illustration: The Roc. The Shamrock.]

Although I never took much stock,
In Sinbad's yarn about the Roc,
And really must confess I am
Inclined to think the Roc a sham:
Take notice that, the Sham-rock may
Be seen upon St. Patrick's day.

A Sparrer. Asparagus.

[Illustration: A Sparrer. Asparagus.]

Of the fall of the Sparrow we often have heard,
And I've here