The Music of Wild Birds

by Judy Pelikan

Book Overview

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 into a guide called Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music. This extraordinary work has now been lavishly illustrated and adapted for a new audience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565122712
• ISBN13: 9781565122710
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

a beautiful book, with love & joy

some books are made that are not only beautifully constructed & designed, but include joyful text & illustrations. this is such a book. a joy to read, to look at & behold.