Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song.WHY BIRDS SING: A Journey into the Mystery of Bird Song DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. ROTHENBERG Philosopher and musician Rothenberg chooses not to answer the question suggested by his book's title but rather to raise additional questions about birdsongs that scientists have yet to answer. The author elaborates on evolutionary and neurological hypotheses but suggests that birdsong birdsong. Song, call notes, and certain mechanical sounds constitute the language of birds. Song is produced in the syrinx, whose firm walls are derived from the rings of the trachea, and is modified by the larynx and tongue. goes beyond biological necessity. After all, the birds keep singing long after they've mated and have staked out their home ranges. In a book that includes multiple detailed sonograms, the author uses musical scores and poetry to suggest that birds sometimes sing just because they love it. The book's tone is set by the opening scene of jazz-clarinetist Rothenberg jamming with a white-crested laughing thrush thrush, in medicine thrush, in medicine, infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans, manifested by white, slightly raised patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, mouth, and throat. in the National Aviary The National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is America's only independent indoor nonprofit aviary. in Pittsburgh. The bird's unexpected responses to the instrument started the author on the investigation that reaches a crescendo cres·cen·do n. pl. cres·cen·dos or cres·cen·di 1. Abbr. cr. Music a. A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound in a passage. b. here. A love of music and skill in score reading will serve readers well. Basic, 2005, 256 p., b&w illus., hardcover, $24.95. |
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