An Illustrated, Annotated, and Opinionated Guide to Fifty Birds and Their Songs
by
F. Schuyler Mathews, Judy Pelikan
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2004
One hundred years ago, F. Schuyler Mathews, an erudite naturalist and birder, theorized that birds sing first for love of music, and second for love of the lady. To expand on his theory, he actually scored the songs of birds in the wild. His charming text and bird-by-bird annotations were compiled...