Bevis, John,  1954- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262014298 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009045904 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Birdsongs--Identification.--North America<br/>Birdsongs--Identification.--Europe, Northern<br/>Sounds, Words for.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QL698.5  / .B48 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>598.159/4