Originally Posted by echinosum

A key factor in identifying Chanterelles from similar things is their smell - they smell like apricots, which is an unusual smell for a fungus. So probably wrong smell too.

And we couldn't possibly identify it, even from a book, without a clear shot of the underside of the cap. The formation of the gills (or whatever else it has - in fact Chanterelles have "wrinkles" which are not true gills) and stipe (stem or trunk), is frequently key to identifying fungi. In fact I often need to cut the thing in half vertically to get a clear view of these things side on to be sure. But sure as anything it isn't a Chanterelle.