Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe

Publication Data

• Title Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe
• Alternative Title Words of birds
• Author John Bevis
• Publisher MIT Press
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Cambridge, Mass.
• Language English

Contents

What's so special about birds?
The songs of birds. The bird singer
The bird listener
The bird aspirant
The words of birds. The bird reader
The bird writer
The bird linguist
In birdland
Introduction to the lexicon
Lexicon
Mnemonics
Some other methods of collecting birdsong. Field recording
Graphic notation
Birdsong in music
Whistles and imitators
Bird organs and tutors
Singing automata and clocks.

Topics

• Birdsongs :: North America :: Identification
• Birdsongs :: Europe, Northern :: Identification
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Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe by John Bevis. ISBN 9780262014298. Published by MIT Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.