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LEADER: 01342cam a22002778a 4500
001 2009045904
003 DLC
005 20100217102812.0
008 091028s2010 mau b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009045904
020 $a9780262014298 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an------$aen-----
050 00 $aQL698.5$b.B48 2010
082 00 $a598.159/4$222
100 1 $aBevis, John,$d1954-
245 10 $aAaaaw to zzzzzd :$bthe words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe /$cJohn Bevis ; with photographs by the author.
246 30 $aWords of birds
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bMIT Press,$c2010.
263 $a1011
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aWhat'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.
650 0 $aBirdsongs$zNorth America$xIdentification.
650 0 $aBirdsongs$zEurope, Northern$xIdentification.
650 0 $aSounds, Words for.