The Singing Life of Birds: The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong.DONALD KROODSMA Why do birds sing? Well, mostly to attract females--the crooners are usually male. The choir choir [O.Fr.] 1 A group of singers; traditionally the chorus organized to sing in a church. Usually, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran choirs are composed of men and boys, but occasionally in these churches and customarily in other Protestant may be all of one sex, but the repertoire Repertoire may mean Repertory but may also refer to:
thrasher Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily foraging on the ground in dense thickets and for loud, varied songs. that in a 2-hour period sang 1,800 different songs. The author instructs readers on how to listen to a bird's song from the perspectives of both another bird and of a scientist. He explains how birds acquire their songs, what makes songs unique, and how and why the songs differ between locales. Also included is a CD with 98 tracks of birdsongs, all of which are explained in an appendix in the book. Another appendix tells readers how to record birdsongs, including details on the equipment needed. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers , 448 p., b&w illus, CD, hardcover, $28.00. |
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