The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers

'The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers' is a collection of essays by American naturalist John Burroughs, first published in 1901. The titular paper, 'The Wit of a Duck', is a fascinating essay on bird intelligence, while the rest deal with other bird-related subjects. Contents include: 'The Wit Of A Duck', 'An Astonished Porcupine', 'Human Traits In The Animals', 'The Downy Woodpecker', 'A Barn-door Outlook', 'Wild Life In Winter', 'Bird Life In Winter', ' A Birds' Free Lunch', 'Bird-nesting Time', 'A Breath Of April', 'The Woodcock's Evening Hymn', 'The Coming Of Summer', etc. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.