Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143).
Contents
What's so special about birds? -- The songs of birds. The bird listener ; The bird singer ; The bird aspirant -- The words of birds. The bird reader ; The bird writer ; The bird linguist -- In birdland -- Introduction to the lexicon -- Lexicon for North America -- Lexicon for Great Britain and Northern Europe -- 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 ; Footnote.
