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

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

## What happens

The chapter consists of endnotes, including a note on the etymology of 'pneumatic' from the Greek word for air, and a note on the taxonomic relationship among bandicoots, kangaroos, and opossums.

## Themes in this chapter

### Wordplay and Homophones

The note on 'pneumos' and 'pneumatic' highlights etymological wordplay.

### Nature and Classification

The note on bandicoots, kangaroos, and opossums discusses their familial relationship, reflecting classification.

## Key lines

> This word, of air is emblematic, Greek, pneumos ⁠—air⁠—compare “Pneumatic.”

The word 'pneumatic' comes from the Greek 'pneumos,' meaning air.

_Etymological explanation of 'pneumatic.'_

> The Bandicoot and Kangaroo, As well as the Opossum too, Are relative because all three Belong to the same family.

Bandicoots, kangaroos, and opossums are all related as members of the same family.

_Taxonomic relationship among three marsupials._

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