Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and Music of Birds Intended to Assist in the Iden
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (813 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557095183 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Schuyler Mathews studied the birds who frequented the woods and fields near his Campton, NH home. . About the Author Naturalist, bird lover, composer, and artist F. He translated the bird song he heard into musical notes and published his transcriptions and bird descriptions in his Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music in 1904
WHAT A WONDERFUL OLD FIELD GUIDE. When all is said and done, this is what birding is really about. D. Blankenship I collect old bird book; specializing in field guides. I have been going through my collection and writing reviews on these old books as I fear that many have been completely forgotten. I am holding the 1908 printing of this book in my hands and leafing through it as I write this review. The book is not in very good shape but all the pages are present; if a bit loose.You can imagine my surprise (and I must admit, chagrin) when I found that a fellow reviewer beat me to this one. I just read the first review on this work by a reviewer named "s.5." I have to tell you that his review is absolutely spot on and I would have difficulty adding any. "An outstanding reprint from the folks at Applewood Press!" according to Spencer in Seattle. Originally printed in 190An outstanding reprint from the folks at Applewood Press! Spencer in Seattle Originally printed in 1904, G.P. Putnam's Sons. Reprinted 2000, Bedford, MA: Applewood Books.The modern American field guides we are used to -- Peterson, Kaufman, Sibley, etc. -- offer detailed migration information, pithy descriptions of each bird, and digitally enhanced images. On the internet, dozens of bird-identification sites can be found, and many more websites allow bird songs to bubble forth from our computers. It wasn't always this way, though, and F. Schuyler Mathews' 1904 Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music, reissued by Applewood Books, is a pocket-sized reminder of what bird books used to be. Whereas our modern field guid. , G.P. Putnam's Sons. Reprinted 2000, Bedford, MA: Applewood Books.The modern American field guides we are used to -- Peterson, Kaufman, Sibley, etc. -- offer detailed migration information, pithy descriptions of each bird, and digitally enhanced images. On the internet, dozens of bird-identification sites can be found, and many more websites allow bird songs to bubble forth from our computers. It wasn't always this way, though, and F. Schuyler Mathews' 190An outstanding reprint from the folks at Applewood Press! Spencer in Seattle Originally printed in 1904, G.P. Putnam's Sons. Reprinted 2000, Bedford, MA: Applewood Books.The modern American field guides we are used to -- Peterson, Kaufman, Sibley, etc. -- offer detailed migration information, pithy descriptions of each bird, and digitally enhanced images. On the internet, dozens of bird-identification sites can be found, and many more websites allow bird songs to bubble forth from our computers. It wasn't always this way, though, and F. Schuyler Mathews' 1904 Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music, reissued by Applewood Books, is a pocket-sized reminder of what bird books used to be. Whereas our modern field guid. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music, reissued by Applewood Books, is a pocket-sized reminder of what bird books used to be. Whereas our modern field guid
He includes musical scores of at least two songs for each species.. In this beautifully written and well-illustrated guide to birds' songs from 1904, Mathews describes 127 bird species, mostly of Eastern United States, and their songs. This fieldbook contains descriptions of the physical characteristics and habits of each, as well as detailed comments on their songs and calls
Schuyler Mathews studied the birds who frequented the woods and fields near his Campton, NH home. . He translated the bird song he heard into musical notes and published his transcriptions and bird descriptions in his Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music in 1904. Naturalist, bird lover, composer, and artist F