Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe /
Bevis, John, 1954-
Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe / Words of birds John Bevis ; with photographs by the author. - Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2010. - 143 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9780262014298
2009045904
Birdsongs--Identification.--North America
Birdsongs--Identification.--Europe, Northern
Sounds, Words for.
QL698.5 / .B48 2010
598.159/4
Aaaaw to zzzzzd : the words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe / Words of birds John Bevis ; with photographs by the author. - Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2010. - 143 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9780262014298
2009045904
Birdsongs--Identification.--North America
Birdsongs--Identification.--Europe, Northern
Sounds, Words for.
QL698.5 / .B48 2010
598.159/4