DISCOGRAPHY
Fiftyyearsof bird soundpublication
in North America:
1931-1981
JefferyBoswalland Dominic Couzens
CONTENTS
I
II
Dedication
Introduction
III World historyof bird soundrecording,with specialreferenceto North America
IV
The discography
a. Wild birds recorded
b. Wild birds recorded
in current A.O.U. area--entries
1-136
in additional future A.O.U. areas--entries
137-150
c. Captivebirds recordedin North America--entries151-155
d. Birds recorded in North America mixed with human music--entries 156, 156a
e. Radiophonicmusicbasedon bird sound--entry157
f. Human imitationsof birds publishedin North America--entries158-188
g. Addresses
of publishers
V Human musicinspiredby birds
VI Selectworld bibliographyof bird sounddiscographies
VII
VIII
IX
List of North American institutionalized
Select world list of institutionalized
bird collections
bird sound collections
Private bird sound collections
X Acknowledgments
Xl
Literature
cited
can continent north of Mexico, with
I DEDICATION
from newly-included regions, •e,
the inclusion of Greenland, Bermuda
Mexico
Thispaperisdedicatedto the memory of Albert R. Brand, with whose
supportthe world'sfirst phonograph
and BajaCalifornia.This follows the
with Colombia, all of the West Indian
islandssouth to Grenada, and Hawan.
record that featured wild birds' voices
North American Birds (A.O.U., 1957)
was publishedin 1931.
and supplements.All avian nomenclatureusedin this paperalsofollows
that authority where possible. The
forthcoming (sixth) edition of the
Check-list(A.O.U., in preparation)is
II INTRODUCTION
HEPURPOSE
OFthispaperisto pre-
Fifth
Edition
of
the
American
Or-
nithologists' Union's Check-list of
cordings,with special reference to
to redefine North America to cover a
wider area and this has been taken
those of North America.
'North America'
should
which has an additional
sent information
on bird sound re-
The term
be taken
throughoutto meanthe North Ameri924
into account in the discography,
section deal-
ing with publications of recordings
south
to
Panama's
border
The discographyis essentiallya hst
of commercially-issuedNorth American bird recordings.For the purposes
of this paper 'North AmericanB•rdre-
cordings'includethe followingcategories:
a. wild
birds
recorded
in
North
America, the recording having
been publishedanywhere;
b. wild birds recorded in the newly
included regions(see above)and
publishedanywhere;
American B•rds, November 1982
c. captive birds from anywhere re-
d. birds,wild or captive,recordedin
North America and published
mixed with human music;
e. radiophonic music based on bird
sound and published in North
f. human imitations of birds published in North America.
birds also occur and
may have been taped in other zoo-
geographical
regions;hencewe have
includeda selectbibliographyof discographiesfrom elsewhere in the
world. They have in all over 600 en-
in
or-
nithologicalliterature to the reproduction
of bird
sound
is in the
ac-
count of the 16th Congressof the
American Ornithologists' Union in
1898,which mentionsa "gramophone
of a Brown Thrasher's
(Toxostoma rufum) song" (Anon,
The first bird recordingsfrom nature anywhere in the world were
made in the Palearcticregion. Cherry
Kearton
recorded
a few
notes
of a
SongThrush(Turdusphilomelos)and
the song of a Nightingale (Luscinia
megarhynchos)on a wax cylinder in
Englandin 1900 (Kearton, 1938). The
first in the Nearcticregion were almost certainlythose of a Song Sparrow
(Melospiza
melodia)
Rose-
breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludo-
tries.
North
reference
1899).
Thesecategoriesare all treated separately.It will be noticedthat the categoriesare arrangedin an order which
progressesfrom real wild bird sound
to artificial bird imitations. Many
American
earliest
demonstration
America, and
North
reproductionof the original sound."
The
corded in North America;
America
has a number
of im-
portant public collectionsof mostly
unpublishedbird sound recordings.
They are housed,for example,in the
vicianus)and a House Wren (Troglodytesaedon) made on optical sound
film, with synchronizedaction film,
on May 18, 1929 in Ithaca, New York
(Kellogg,1962a).After this, recording
began in the Australasianregion in
1931 (Littlejohns, 1931, 1933), the
Antarcticregion in 1934(Boswalland
Prytherch,1969),the Oriental region
in 1937 (Carpenter, 1940) and the
NeotropicalregionduringWorld War
II (Wyring,Allen and Kellogg,1945;
Kelloggand Allen, 1950; Asch et al.,
1952). Recordingin the Afro-tropical
regionwas formerlythought to have
begun in 1929 by L. Koch, but the recordingsin Heck and Koch (1933)are
now believed to be of captive creatures in a European zoo. Further research is needed.
The historyof bird voice recording
in North Americais dominatedby the
work initiated at Cornell in 1929 by
A.A. Allen and P.P. Kelloggand supported from 1931 until his death by
Albert R. Brand (Allen, 1937, 1944,
1948 and 1951; Brand, 1933 a and b,
1936, 1939; Kellogg, 1958, 1961a,
1962b).Other major long-termworkers includeJerryand Norma Stillwell,
archives of national institutions and
universities. The final section of this
papercitesall thosewhichare known
to us. It is hoped that this paper will
inspirethe curatorsof collectionsnot
listed to contact us. The section also
includes referencesto some major
sound
collections
outside
North
America, since these will include re-
cordings of specieswhose distributions extend beyond North America,
Central America and Hawaii.
III WORLD
HISTORY
OF BIRD
SOUND RECORDING, WITH
SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH
AMERICA
HE EARLIEST
BIRDrecordingstill
known to exist is that of a captive
Common Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)made in Germany in 1889 by
LudwigKochon an Edisonwax cylinder (Koch, 1955).
It is interestingto note that Edison
himself anticipatedthe recording of
bird song in drawing up his Britishpatent specification for the phono-
graph,datedApril 24, 1878(B.P.1644
or 1878,page3, line 11): "Foramusement or instruction the phonogram
can be of a dog's bark, a rooster's
crow, a bird's song, a horse'sneigh, a
lion's roar, and the like, and the
phonogram can be used in a toy
PeterPaulKellogg(left) demonstratinga new battery-operatedamplifierto AlbertR Brand
animal with a single phonet for the
circa 1937. PhotolArthur
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A. Allen.
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Ed and Ann Boyes, D.|. Borror and
W.W.H.
Gunn.
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UBLICATION
OFBIRD
SOUNDS
BEGAN
in
1891, the first 'bird' phonograph
records being of human imitations
(Copeland and Boswall, in press). It
was not until 1910that genuinebird
sound appeared on disc; later, recordings made of captive Nightingales at the Karl Reich aviary at Bremen, Germany, were published on
HMV gramophone records (Anon,
1911).The first publicationto present
selectionsof recordingsof wiM birds
'
-&',' '
.L.
was A.R. Brand and M.P. Keane's Bird
Songs Recorded From Nature which
appearedin the U.S.A. in 1931.That a
disc featuring a selection of wild
birds' songs was published in Germany in 1910 (Boswall, 1964, Brit.
Birds57: specialsupplement)is now
believed by Boswall to be untrue.
C.
Weismann's
untitled
set
of
five discswas produced in Denmark
in 1934 and O. Heinroth
'sound
book'
Gefiederte
and L. Koch's
Meistersin-
ger was published in Germany in
1935. These were followed by many
more
selections
of commoner
wild
species.A few discs have been devoted to individual species, one as
early as 1931 to the voice of the Lyrebird (Menura superba), five such to
the Mockingbird(Mirnuspolyglottos)
(most recently S.A. Grimes's 1979 LP
on which Mockingbirds mimic 86
other species), one to the Common
Loon (Gayla imrner) (1980), and so
forth. The first attempt at faunistic
treatment--195 species on thirteen
78s•was
that
of M.E.W.
North
and
E. Simms with Witherby's Sound
Guide to British Birds (1958). This was
A•hur A. Allenrecordin•seabirdsoundsin thefield.Photocou•esyof CornellUniv.Press.
speciesof Parulid.The first attemptto
presentthe species'repertoiresof the
birds of a country was V.C. Lewis's
Bird Recognition: An Aural Index,
published in Britain in 1966. In the
1970sa number of recordsappeared
which
had the more
serious
educa-
tional purposeof presentingthe biology of bird sound communication.
These included Borror's Bird Song
and Bird Behavior(1972),a quartet of
small German discs devised by G.
Thielckeand H.-H. Bergmann(197378) called Biologieder Vogelstirnrnen,
and R. Jellis's masterly Bird Sounds
and their Meaning (1977), an LP accompaniedby a book. There is a Russian disc (about 1976) designed to
scareoff unwantedbirds (including
Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) from
hives!) and, in contrast,a cassetteby
D. Gibson from Canada,the purpose
of which is to lure speciesinto birdwatchers' ken (1976). Since the first in
1971 more and more bird recordings
have, like this, been published on
tape cassettes.
NEW
came
in1980
with DEVELOPMENT
a British record/cassette
calledBigJakeCallsthe Waders.This
production presents electronically
enhancedhuman mimicryas an aid to
field identification, and offers almost
unbelievable verisimilitude. It repre-
sentsa major breakthroughin the history of bird voice reproduction.
So far the most prolific publishers
of bird sound have been the Labora-
toryof Ornithologyat CornellUniversity, U.S.A., Jean-Claude Roch• in
France,and the SwedishBroadcasting
Corporation. The best selling birdsong discsare almostcertainlyB.N.
closelyfollowed (1959)by P.P.Kellogg
and A.A. Allen with their Field Guide
to Bird Songsof Easternand Central
North America(c. 300 specieson two
LPs), and Kellogg's (1962) western
Nearctic album (c. 500 species on
three LPs),both issuedby the Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University.The largestsuchtreatment so far
is S. Palm(•rand J. Boswall'sEuropean
'field-guide' (1981) which gives 612
specieson sixteencassettes;it is published by the Swedish Broadcasting
Corporation.
A record by D.J. Borror and
W.W.H.
Gunn introduced, in 1959,
the specializedtreatment of individual variation in song. Warblers
givessongsby 150 individualsof 38
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Williarn
W.H.Gunn
using
a•arabolic
reflector
and
tape
recorder
inthefield.
American Birds, November 1982
ing them; this was in Canada in 1936
(Anon, 1937). Later, this method was
used by Weismann in Denmark in
1947, by Palmer in Sweden in the
sameyear, and by Simmsin England
in 1954.The earlieststereorecordings
of birds were made in about 1959 and
a number have been published,the
first selection
on S. Wahlstrbm's
disc
F•glari Stereoin 1963.Wahlstrbmalso
designed and used the first stereo
parabolicreflector.
In addition to the use of the reflector and shortwave transmitter there
are severalsimpler field techniques.
One such is to play back recordings
of advertisingsoundsto birds in the
field in the hope that this will stimulate a reply and lure the birdswithin
rangeof the microphone.Simplerstill
Donaldl. Borrorfieldrecordingwitha Magnemitetaperecordercircathe late 1950s.Photo
courtesyof Ohio StateUniv. Dept. of Photograph),.
Veprintsev'sfirst three in his Russian
Voices of Birds in Nature (1960-62)
series, each of which had sold about
250,000 copies, mainly within the
U.S.S.R., by 1979. One of the best
sellers
in North
America
is Gunn's
A
Day in Algonquin Park,which, since
its original publication in 1955, has
sold35,000copiesand is still selling.
As can be added up from the discography,a total of 32 coarsegroove
records,about 150 microgrooverecords, 4 reel-to-reel tapes and 19 tape
cassettesthat include recordingsof
North American birds were published, from 1931 to 1982, mostly in
would be necessarywith an open
microphone. Dynamic microphones
are still widely used, but transistorized condenser microphones•
'gun mikes'--which incorporatea directionaleffectotherwiseachievedby
the parabolic reflector, are being
used more and more. The parabolic
reflectorwas first tried by the Cornell
workersin 1932(Kellogg,1938)and is
now regarded as an indispensable
tool (Lanyon, 1957). Brand and Kellogg of Cornell were also the first to
transmitthe soundsof a bird by shortwave radio for the purposeof record-
is to conceal the microphone near
favored singingpositionsor by the
nest. The former technique, if employedtoo often, could impairbreeding successof sensitive species, although this has not yet been proven
(Glinski, 1976).
Key American references to early
technique are those to Brand (1935)
and Kellogg (1938). Rather later we
find Kellogg (1960 and 1961b),
McChesney (1959), Reynard (1958)
and Stillwell(1964).Up-to-dateadvice
is given by Gulledge (1976), Bradley
(1977), Davis (1979, 1981), King (1980)
and Sellar (1976), and the paper by
Wickstrom (in press) is thus far the
most thorough review of the subject
the United States and Canada.
ECHNIQUES
OFBIRD
recording
have
been subject to considerable
change since their beginning. The
earliestrecordingswere madeon wax
discs. These were followed by wire
(veryoccasionally),opticalsoundfilm
which was much used in the 1930sby
i
Cornell (Anon, 1935, Brand, 1931,
1932, 1938), acetate discs, and
finally--and mostimportantof all the
modern developments--magnetic
tape, which was first used for bird
soundrecordingby Palmerin Sweden
in 1946. Most recordingshave been
made on 6.25mmwide tape recorded
reel-to-reel, but since the late 1970s
4ram tape cassette recordings have
become technically acceptable. The
parabolicreflector, which acts like a
mechanical ear, enables the recordist
to work at distancesfrom the singing
bird up to forty times as great as
Volume 36, Number 6
RichardE. Danast•ding besidea 72"diameterparabolicreflectorset up in Noah Porefret,
Vt. Photocou•esy of Droll Yankees.
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speciesof bird, with all the major individual, seasonal,geographicaland
other variations. The progress towardsthis is slow,as shownpartlyby
the table below, but, with the ever-
increasing likelihood of extinctions
of, for instance, tropical rain forest
birds,it needsto be steppedup.
HEUSES
OFBIRD
soundrecordings
are many and varied. They are em-
ployed for purposes of personal
pleasure and used on gramophone
records,in radio programs,in television films. They can have a formal
educational purpose, and may be
used informallyto help with identification. Recordings may be played
backin the field by birdwatcherswho
wish to lure birds into view, or-
nithologistswho wish to experiment
or undertake
censuses of secretive
birds (Marion et al., 1981), hunters
L. Irby Davisrecordingin the field October22,1957.Photo/DavidG. Allen.
yet done for biologists,professional Table 1: Recordingsof bird sound
or amateur. Uniquely valuable is Har-
dy's 1978article on how to preparea
mastertape for publication.
At least one sound
has been
Region
re-
Nearctic 2
corded (up to mid-1982) from over
Neotropical
half the world's 9000 living bird
species. An approximate figure is
Afro-tropical
5000.
Of
these
sounds
about
2500
Total no.
No. spp.
spp. recorded published
(approx.)1
(approx.)
Palearctic
Oriental
Australasian
B50
600
1650
550
850
800
1500
650
450
600
125
250
50
20
have been published on about 1150
phonograph records and cassettes;
Antarctic
the rest are housed in archives. The
havebeen recordedin morethan one region.
ultimate
scientific aim,
however,
mustbe to recordthe full vocabulary,
vocal and instrumental, of every
GeorgeB. Reynardrecordingfroma boat in
SantoTomasCanal,ZapataSwamp,Cuba,
July, 1977.Photo/OrlandoGarrido.
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•Noworldtotalisgivenbecause
manyspecies
2Totalsfor the Nearcftcregionare slightly
who wish to lure vermin or sporting
birds within range of weapons (although in the U.S.A. this may be illegal). Recordingsin the form of
"voice-prints" (sound spectrograms
or sonagrams)have been a common
feature in ornithologicaljournalsfor
over twenty-five years, illustrating
studies of bird behavior, ontogeny,
learning ability, heredity and taxonomy. They also appear in two recent
general handbooks (Bauer and Glutz
yon Blotzheim,1966,and Cramp and
Simmons, 1977) and even in one field
gioncoveredbythispaper,whichexcludesmost
guide (Robbins, Bruun and Zim,
1966).Spectrograms
are a centralfea-
of Nearctic Mexico.
ture
greater than those for the 'North American' re-
of
Bondesen's
1977
volume
JohnWilliamHardyrecording
birdsongin Xpugd,Campeche,
July1973.Photocourtesy
Ara Records.
American Birds November 1982
j;
Ben and Lula Coffey with equipment. Photocourtesyof the Coffeys.
North AmericanBird Songs. Strictly,
Cramp and Simmons (op. cit.) give
"melograms"not sonagrams;for an
up-to-dateassessment
of this kind of
auditory imagery see HalI-Craggs
(1979).
At least one speciesthought to be
extinctwas rediscoveredby meansof
a recordingof its voice: the Puerto
Rican Whip-poor-will (Caprirnulgus
noctitherus)(Reynard,1962).
Tape recordingsof birds are used
to scaregulls (Laridae)from airfields
and fish-markets,Starlings(Sturnus
vulgaris)from orchards, stands of
valuable timber and buildings.Arian
tapesare alsousedby the composers
of radiophonicmusic (for example,
by DeliaDerbyshirefor the title music
of the BBC television
series Wildlife
Current staff of the Library of Natural Sounds, Come# Univ.
]amesL. Gulledge(left), Curatorand GregoryBudney,Assistant
Curator.Photocourtesy].L. Gulledge.
formation: a) person or persons
primarily responsiblefor production
(usuallythe recordist);b) dateof publication;c) title, includingnumber of
a series where appropriate; d) number of discs,cassettesetc. makingup
entry; e) mode of publication i.e.,
p. 941), the BritishBroadcasting
Corporation, BroadcastingHouse,WhiteladiesRoad,BristolBS82LR,England,
the sub-departmentof AnimalBehav-
ior, Cambridge Univ., Madingly,
Cambridge CB3 8AA England, the
Laboratory of Biological Acoustics,
whether a disc, cassette, etc., when
Naturhistorisk Museum, 800 Aarhus
appropriate preceded by measurements of size and speed; f) label
(sometimes)and number where applicable; g) publisher and/or dis-
C, Denmark, and the privatecollec-
tributor
book
and whether
or
article,
included
with
with
addresses;
h) number of species of birds and
other animals to be heard on disc,
cassette,etc., and i) any other infor-
tions of Jeffery Boswall and David G.
Hanna.
This discographyis basedon Boswall and Kettle (1974) and Hanna
(1979).We would be pleasedto hear
from any readerwho knowsof omissionsfrom thisor the followinglists.
mation, such as references to reissues, or errors, added as 'note'.
Some addressesof publishersreferred to more than three times, are
Safarito the Argentine).
not givenin full but are subsequently
listed together. In a few caseswe do
not have all the relevant information
IV THE DISCOGRAPHY
for an entry (often indicatedby a '?')
HEFOLLOWING
ISA list of all bird
sound publicationsknown to the
authors that fit the categoriesmentioned in the Introduction, except
that human imitation records published for pure entertainmentvalue
are
excluded.
The
entries
are
ar-
rangedwithin the categorieschronologicallyand includethe followinginVolume 36, Number 6
and would be interested to hear from
readerswho can fill thesegaps.
There are severalimportant collections
of bird
sound
records,
etc.,
which include many of the entries in
this discography.
Theyincludethose
of the British Library of Wildlife
Sounds (see p. 942), the Library of
Natural Sounds, Cornell Univ. (see
If you haveold recordsissuedpriorto
1950andarewillingto dispose
ofthem,
thesenior
author
wouldbe mosthappy
to acquirethem.
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*Publishedby Houghton Mifflin Companyand availablefrom
CornellUniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology.
fPublishedby HoughtonMifflin Companyin U.S.A.and by the
Federation
of Ontario
Company, Richmond, Indiana.
4 species.
Naturalists in Canada.
6. Brand, A.R. 1936. More Songsof Wild Birds. Three
tAvailablefrom Nature CanadaBookshop
17.5cm
IV a. WILD
BIRDS
RECORDED
IN CURRENT
A.O.U.
78
rpm discs,and book, 116pp. ThomasNelson
and Sons, New York.
AREA
43 species,plus 2 amphibians.
1. Brand, A.R. and M.P. Keane. 1931. Bird SongsRe-
7. Brand, A.R. 1937a. Native Bird Songs.One 25cm 78
rpm disc, Victor 25765.
cordedfrom Nature. One 30cm 78 rpm disc. Scully RecordingStudio,Bridgeport,Connecticut.
21 species,plus I amphibian.
8 species.
8. Brand, A.R. 1937b. Kirtland's Warbler. One 30cm 78
rpm disc. Privatelypublishedby A.R. Brand.
I species.
9. Brand, A.R. 1937c. Leach'sPetrel. One 30cm 78 rpm
disc. Privatelypublishedby A.R. Brand.
I species.
10. Brand, A.R. 1937d. Wild Birdsand Their Songs.(Titles
on reverse sides in braille). Two 30cm 78 rpm discs,
2930/1 and 2932/3. American Foundation for the Blind,
New
York.
38 species,plus I insect.
11. Brand, A.R. 1938. Birdsof the North Woods.(Titles on
reverse sides in braille.) Two 30cm 331/3rpm discs, CF
131/2. American Foundation for the Blind, New York.
2. Brand, A.R. and M.P. Keane. 1932. Bird Songs Re-
corded from Nature. One 30cm 78 rpm disc. Privately
publishedby A.R. Brand.
? species.
3. Brand, A.R. 1933. The Songsof Wild Birds.Two 17.5cm
78 rpm discs,and book (dated 1934),91pp. ThomasNelson and Sons, New York.
35 species.
32 species.
12. Allen, A.A. and P.P. Kellogg.1940. Do YouKnowthe
B•rds?Two 30cm78 rpm discs.New York StateEducation
Department, Albany, New York.
c. 11 species.
13. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1942. AmericanBird
Songs.Six 30cm 78 rpm discs. Comstock Publishing
Company Inc., Ithaca, New York.
51 species.
Note:
for revised LP edition
see 34 below.
4. Gennett, H. 1934. Birds.One 25cm 78 rpm disc, 1153.
Gennett RecordCompany,Richmond,Indiana.
5 species.
5. Gennett, H. 1935. Red Bird and MiscellaneousSong
Birds. One 25cm 78 rpm disc, 1154. Gennett Record
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American Birds, November 1982
22. Anon. c. 1952.NatureRecord.One 17.5cm78 rpm disc,
C-106.Publisherunknown, but perhapsFickerRecording
Service, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Bird
23 species.
ongs
23. Asch, M. eta/.
1953. Sound Patterns. One 30cm 331/3
rpm disc, Folkways FX6130 (originally FPX 130), and
brochure. FolkwaysRecords,New York.
Includes I species, the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina).
24. Kellogg, P.P. and J.H. Fassett.1953. Music and Bird
Songs.One 25cm331/3rpm disc.Cornell UniversityLaboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New YorkA'
10 species,plus 6 amphibians.
14. Boyes,E.G. 1947.Songof KirtlandWarblerin ExactSequence.One 30cm 78 rpm disc. Producedfor Detroit Audubon Society.
25. Stillwell, J. and N. Stillwell. 1953. Bird Songsof Door-
yard,FieldandForest,No. 2. One 30 cm 331/3
rpm disc,C107. Ficker RecordingService, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
I species.
15. Brand, A.R. 1950. Birdsof The Everglades.Two 30cm 78
54 species.
Note: for combined
edition
see 44 below.
rpm discs. Privatelyproduced by A.R. Brand Bird Song
Foundation.
26. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1954. AmericanBird
Songs,Vol. 2. One 30cm331/3rpm disc. Cornell University
Laboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New YorkA'
? species.
16. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1951. American Bird
Songs,Vol.2. Five30cm78 rpm discs.ComstockPublishing
CompanyInc., Ithaca, New York.
51 species.
Note: for revised LP edition, see 26 below.
51 species.
Note:
LP edition
of 16 above.
27. Bramble, C. c.1954. Genuine Wild GeeseCalling. One
17.5cm45 rpm disc. LewisRecordCompany,Cambridge,
Maryland.
17. Kellogg,P.P.and A.A. Allen. 1952.FloridaBirdSongs.
One 25cm 78 rpm disc. Cornell UniversityPress,Ithaca,
I species.
New York.
28. Bogart,C.M. 1954. Soundsof the AmericanSouthwest.
10 species.
Note: for LP edition, see 88 below.
122), and brochure. FolkwaysRecords,New York.
One 30cm331/3rpm disc, FolkwaysFX6122(originallyFPX
12 species,plus 10 amphibians,6 reptiles,3 mammalsand
18. Massachusetts
Audubon Society.1952.A Mockingbird
Sings.One 30cm 78 rpm disc. TechnicordRecords,Brook-
2 insects.
line, Massachusetts.
I species(imitatesmore than 30 species).
29. Mason, C.R., P.P. Kellogg,and A.A. Allen. 1954. The
Mockingbird
Sings.One 25cm78 rpm disc.CornellUniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.
19. Fox,J.A.and P. Thompson.1952.TheGreenvilleMock-
I species (imitates 32 species).
ingbirdin 1940. One 25cm 78 rpm disc. Greenville,WashingtonCountyChamberof Commerce,Mississippi.
THE
I species.
20. Lynch, M.L. 1952-537Lynch'sCrow Calling Record:
(a) The Riot Call and Live Crow and Hawk Fight; (b) The
Great Horned Owl and Live Crow Fight; (c) The Rally and
5in]s
gl0ckinflbird
FightingCall of Live Crowsand Come Back Call of Live
Crows; (d) Crippled Crow Call with Live FightingCocks;
(e) TheFeedingand Get TogetherCall of YoungCrows.Five
17.5cm45 rpm discs,100-104.M.L LynchCompany, P.O.
Box 377, Liberty, Mississippi39645.
I species.
21. Stillwell, J. and N. Stillwell. 1952. Bird Songsof Dooryard, Fieldand Forest,No. 1. One 30cm 331/3rpm disc, C101. Ficker RecordingService, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
49 species.
Note: for combined
Volume 36, Number 6
edition
see 44 below.
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30. Fish,W.R. 1954. WesternBirdSongs.One 25cm78 rpm
disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca,
New York.
andRiotCall), (d) (YoungandNesting)and (e) (Fighting
and
Distress
Calls);(f) Geese;(g) Wild Turkeys.
Seven17.5cm45
rpm discs. D-101-2, C-100-102, G-200 and T-300. Animal
TrapCompanyof America,Lititz,Pennsylvania.
10 species.
6 species.
31. Gunn, W.W.H. 1954. Representative
Songsof 25 Com-
monSongbirds
of Ontario.One 25cm331/3
rpmdisc.Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.
25 species.
Note: for further
editions
see 35 and 48 below.
41. Fassett,J.H. 1957. Symphonyof the Birds (Musique
Concrete).One 30cm 331/3rpm disc, C-1002.FickerRecording Service,Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
12 species.
Note: Recordingsby J. and N. Stillwell.
32. Allen, A.A. and P.P. Kellogg. 1954. Songbirdsof
America in Color, Soundand Story. One 25cm 331/3rpm
disc, and book, 28pp. Book RecordsInc., New York.
Nature, Vol. 3. One 30cm 331/3rpm disc. Federationof
Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*
24 species.
Note:
42. Gunn, W.W.H. 1958. Birds of the Forest. Sounds of
for a later edition
see 63 below.
33. Lynch,M.L.c.1955. (a) Recordfor CallingCoon(actually crippled bird's call); (b) Recordfor Calling Quail;
(c) Recordfor Calling Duck; (d) Recordfor Calling Geese.
Four 17.5cm 45 rpm discs, 300, 700, 800 and 900. M.L.
LynchCompany, P.O. Box377, Liberty,Mississippi39645.
22 species.
43. Kellogg,P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1958.An Eveningin Sap-
suckerWoods.
One 25cm331/3
rpmdisc.CornellUniversity
Laboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca, New York.+
27 species,plus 5 amphibians.
c.4 species.
44. Stillwell, J. and N. Stillwell. 1958. The NationalNetwork
34. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1955. AmericanBird
of AmericanBirdSongs.Three 30cm331/3
rpm discs,C101,
C107and C109.FickerRecordingService,Old Greenwich,
Songs,Vol. 1. One 30cm 331/3rpm disc. Cornell University
Laboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca, New York.+
Connecticut.
60 species.
Note: a combined edition of 21,25 and 37 above.
Note:
revised edition
c. 165 species.
of 13 above.
35. Gunn, W.W.H. 1955a. Songsof Spring--25 Common
Songbirdsof Ontario. Soundsof Nature, Vol. 1. One 25cm
331/3rpm disc. Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Don
Mills, Ontario.
45. Trumbull, V., F. Trumbull etal. 1959.AnimalLanguage.
One 30cm 331/3rpm disc, D-22. Sounds Unlimited, Los
Altos, California.
20 species(including4 captive),plus 14 mammals(some
captive),2 insects,1 reptile and 1 amphibian.
25 species.
Note: second edition of 31 above; for further revision see
46. Kellogg,P.P.and A.A. Allen. 1959.A FieldGuideto Bird
48 below.
Songsof Easternand Central North America.Two 30cm 331/3
36. Gunn, W.W.H. 1955b. A Day in Algonquin Park.
Soundsof Nature, Vol. 2. One 30cm331/3rpm disc. Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.
rpm discs.Alsoavailableastwo cassettes.HoughtonMifflin Company,Boston,Massachusetts.*+•
c. 300 species.
21 species,plus 3 amphibians,2 insectsand 1 mammal.
Note: for further edition, see 49 below.
37. Stillwell, J. and N. Stillwell. 1956a. WesternBird Songs
of Dooryard,Field and Forest,No. 3. One 30cm 331/3rpm
disc, C-109. Ficker Recording Service, Old Greenwich,
Connecticut.
68 species.
Note: for combined
edition
see 44 below.
FIELD
GUIDE
BIRD
SONGS
38. Stillwell, J. and N. Stillwell. 1956b. The Bookof Song-
birds.One 17.5cm331/3rpm disc,with book, 42pp. by L.A.
Housman. Grossetand Dunlap, New York.
24 species.
Note: discfirst publishedin 1953to accompanya game.
39. Boyes,E. and A. Boyes.1956.Wild BirdSongs,Vol. 1.
One 30cm 331/3rpm disc. E. and A. Boyes,19164Pennington Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48221.
51 species.
40. Anon. c.1957. (a) Ducks (Black Ducks and Mallards) and
(b) (BlackDucks,Mallardsand Pintails);(c) Crows (Feeding
932
American
Birds
November
1982
47. Borror, D.J. and W.W.H.
Gunn, 1959a. Warblers.
Soundsof Nature, Vol. 4. One 30cm33¾•rpm disc. Federa-
55. Gilstrap, Z. 1960. Soundsof Yosemite.Adventuresin
the National Parks,No. 2. Formatunknown. GilstrapRec-
tion of Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario. *•
ords, San Francisco, California.
38 species.
16 species,plus 2 mammals.
56. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1960. Dawn in a Duck
Blind.One 25cm 331/3rpm disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratory of Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.
c. 26 species.
Note:
For further
edition
see 64 below.
57. Lanyon,W.E., W.N. Tavolgaet al. 1960.AnimalSounds
and Communication.One 30cm 33¾•rpm disc, with book,
443 pp. AmericanInstituteof BiologicalSciences,Washington, D.C.
17 species(includingdomestichen, Gallusgallus)plus 7
fishes,6 insectsand 5 amphibians(somecaptive).
WARBLERS
58. Allen, A.A. and P.P. Kellogg,1961.BirdSongsin your
Garden.One 25cm33¾•rpm disc,and book, 24 pp. Cornell
UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.t
25 species.
Note:
4•. Gunn, W.W.H. 1959b. Songsof Spring.Soundsof Na-
Reissued 1963.
59. Ansley, H. and S. Ansley. 1961. The Bird's World of
Song.One 30cm331Arpm disc, FolkwaysFX6115.Folkways
ture, ¾ol. 1. One 30cm33•Arpm disc. Federationof On-
Records, New York.
tario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*•
c. 25 species,plus 2 amphibians.
25 species.
Note: third edition of 31 above; for second edition see 35
60. Gunn, W.W.H. 1962. Prairie Spring.Sounds of Nature,
above.
Vol. 7. One 30cm 331Arpm disc. Federationof Ontario
Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*•t
49. Gunn, W.W.H. 1959c.A Day in AIgonquinPark.Sounds
of Nature, Vol. 2. One 30cm33¾•rpm disc. Federationof
64 species,plus 4 mammals.
Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*•
21 species,plus2 amphibians,2 insectsand I mammal.
61. Kellogg,P.P.1962.A FieldGuideto WesternBirdSongs.
Three 30cm 331Arpm discs, also published later as three
Note:
sachusetts.*t•
Second edition
of 36 above.
50. Anon. ? date. The Sounds of Wildlife. Two 17.5cm 331/3
rpm flimsydiscs.A two-recordoffer from Outdoor Life
Book Club, New York.
16 species.
cassettes.Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Mas515 species.
62. Anon. 1963. Song of the Texas Mockingbird. One
17.5cm 33% rpm disc, PanasonicRecordsMLP 763. Les
Miller Enterprises,3023 Hillcrest Drive, San Antonio 1,
Texas.
51. Curnow, J.D.c.1960.
Wisconsin Song Birds. One
17.5cm 45 rpm disc, J 6914. Biota Records,551 Cedar
I species.
Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin 53581.
Note: Revisedtitle Mockingbirdafter Midnight.
28 species.
63. Allen, A.A. and P.P. Kellogg. 1963. Songbirdsof
America in Color, Soundand Story. One 25cm 331/3rpm
disc,and book, 28pp. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.t
52. Borror, D.J. and W.W.H. Gunn. 1960. Finches.Sounds
of Nature, Vol. 6. One 30cm331/3rpm disc. Federationof
Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*•
24 species.
43 species.
Note:
53. Boyes,E. and A. Boyes.1960.Wild BirdSongs,Vol. 2.
One 30cm 331/3rpm disc. E. and A. Boyes,19164Pennington Drive, Detroit, Michigan48221.
64. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1963. Dawn in a Duck
Blind. One 25cm 331/3rpm disc, and book, 28pp. Cornell
UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.t
37 species.
c.26 species.
Note:
54. Frings,H. and M. Frings.1960.Sounds
FromtheS.R.I.
Journal.One 17.5cm 331/3rpm disc, publishedwith firstquarter1960issueof the StanfordResearchInstituteJournal. Stanford Research Institute, California.
Includes I species,the Common Crow (Corvusbrachyrhynchos).
Volume 36, Number 6
revised edition
revised edition
of 32 above.
of 56 above.
65. Borror, D.J. and W.W.H. Gunn. 1963. Thrushes,Wrens
and MockingBirdsof EasternNorthAmerica.Soundsof Nature, Vol. 8. One 30cm 331Arpm disc. Federationof Ontario Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.*$
17 species.
933
66. Kilham, P. 1963a. Birds on a May Morning. One 30cm
Water,Preyand GameBirdsof NorthAmerica,464pp.Na-
33Y3rpmdisc,DY-14.DrollYankeesInc., RhodeIsland.*
tional Geographic Society, 17th and M Streets, N.W.,
Washington,D.C. 20036.
36 species.
97 species.
67. Kilham, P. 1963b. Spring Morning. One 17.5cm 331/3
rpm disc,DY-M-1. Droll YankeesInc., RhodeIsland.
31 species.
Note: shortedition of precedingdisc.
68. Kilham, P. 1964a. Songsof the Forest.One 30cm 331/3
76. Trumbull, F. and V. Trumbull. 1965. A Sound Tour of
theArizona-Sonora
DesertMuseum.One 17.5cm331/3
rpm
disc, D-133. Sounds Unlimited, LosAltos, California.
17 species(13 captive), plus 12 mammals,2 insects,1 amphibianand I reptile.
rpmdisc,DY-16.DrollYankeesInc., RhodeIsland.*
13 species.
69. Kilham, P. 1964b. The Swamp in June. One 30cm 33Y3
rpm disc,DY-17.Droll YankeesInc., RhodeIsland.*
At least 11 species,plus 3 amphibians,1 mammaland
some insects.
70. Kilham, P. 1964c. The Brook. One 17.5cm 33Y3rpm
disc, DY-M-2. Droll Yankees Inc., Rhode Island.
21 species,plus2 insects,1 amphibianand 1 mammal.
71. Kilham, P. 1964d. SongSparrow.One 17.5cm 33Y3rpm
disc, DY-M-3. Droll Yankees, Inc., Rhode Island.
I species,with 6 othersin background.
77. Anon. 1965. Hammond's Worlds of Birds. The Ham-
mondTalkingSeries.One 17.5cm33Y3rpm disc,accompanying a large folded chart. Hammond, 10 East41st
Street, New York, New York 10017.
11 species.
78. Gilbert, A. c.1965. Canadian Goose•Authentic Calls.
One 17.5cm45 rpm disc, EL-25-A.ElanEnr., 3 De la Colline, Bagotville,ProvinceQuebec.
I species.
79. Gilbert, A. c.1966. The Crow--Authentic Calls. One
17.5cm 45 rpm disc, EL-36-A.Elan Enr., 3 De la Colline,
Bagorville,ProvinceQuebec.
I species.
80. Krutch,J.W. and P.P. Kellogg.1967.BirdSongs
in Literature.One 30cm331/3rpm disc,and booklet,8pp. Cornell
UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.*+
c.35 speciesfrom North America, with poetry and prose
readings.
81. Borror, D.|. 1967. CommonBird Songs.One 30cm 331/3
rpm disc, Dover21829-5,and booklet,32pp. Dover Publications, Inc., New York.*
60 species.
82. Greenewalt, C.H. 1968. Bird Song:Acousticsand Physi-
ology. Two 17.5cm 331,6rpm discs, with book, 194pp.
SmithsonianInstitutionPress,Washington,D.C.
63 species.
83. Gibson,D. 1968.Landofthe Loon.One 30cm33'/3rpm
72. Allen, A.A. and P.P. Kellogg.1964.BirdSongsof Garden, Woodland and Meadow. An album of six 15cm 331/3
rpm discs,with the book Songand GardenBirdsof North
America,400 pp. NationalGeographicSociety,17th and M
StreetsN.W., Washington,D.C. 20036.
70 species.
73. Borror, D.J. 1964. Bird Songs.One 17.5cm331/3rpm
disc in descriptive folder. National Wildlife Federation,
1412-Sixteenth
Street, N.W., Washington,D.C. 20036.
10 species.
74. Gibson, D. 1965. Voices of the North Woods. One
17.5cm45 rpm disc,VNW 1. Dan GibsonProductionsLtd.,
Toronto, Ontario.•
5 species,plus2 amphibiansand I mammal.
75. Kellogg,P.P. 1965.BirdSoundsof Marsh,Uplandand
Shore.Six 15cm 331/3rpm discs in album with the book
934
disc, DGP 25. Dan Gibson Productions Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.+$
c.22 species,plus 3 mammalsand I amphibian.
84. Palmer, S. and J. Boswall. 1968. A Field Guide to the
BirdSongsof Britainand Europe.One 30cm33¾3rpm disc,
SverigesRadioRFLP5020.SwedishBroadcasting
Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden.
I species.
Note: An introductoryrecord to the series,see also nos.
90, 106, 125 and 126 below.
85. Kilham, P. 1969a. The Edgeof the Meadow. One 30cm
33Y3rpm disc, DY-22. Droll YankeesInc., RhodeIsland.
17 species.
86. Kilham, P. 1969b. Sapsuckersand Flickers.One 17.5cm
331/3
rpm disc,DY-M-4. Droll YankeesInc., RhodeIsland.*
3 species.
American Birds, November 1982
disc, DY-21. Droll Yankees Inc., Rhode Island.
17.5cm33Y3rpm disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca, New York.
2 species,plus8 amphibiansand 1 mammal.
13 species.
88. Kellogg,P.P.1969.FloridaBirdSongs.
One 17.5cm33Y3
rpm disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,
Ithaca, New York.
99. Kellogg,P.P.1971.MusicFroma Southern
Swamp.One
17.5cm 334/3rpm flimsy disc, with Audubon November
1971,see pp. 60-61.NationalAudubonSociety,New York.
10 species.
15 species,plus9 amphibians,2 mammalsand I reptile.
87. Kilham, P. 1969c. The FrogPond.One 30cm 33ff/3rpm
Note:
LP version of 17 above.
89. Morris, J. 1969. Animal Magic. One 30cm 33Y3rpm
disc, BBCRoundabout4. BBCRecords,London,England.
100. Anon. 1971.Songsof North AmericanThrushes.
Voices
of Nature, No. 1. One cassette.Cornell UniversityLabora-
tory of Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.
3 (or 4) speciesfrom North America.
11 species.
90. Palmer, S. and J. Boswall.1969-72.A Field Guide to the
Bird Songsof Britain and Europe.Twelve 30cm 334• rpm
notes, the Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius).
Note: the tape includesa speciesnot listedin the printed
discs,SverigesRadioRFLP5001-12.SwedishBroadcasting
Corporation,Stockholm,Sweden.
26 speciesfrom North America.
91. Anon.
1970. Animal Sounds--Birds.
One
17.5cm 331/3
rpm disc,PC045/6. Producedby ProcaudioLtd.for B.P.C.
PublishingLtd., London,England.
2 speciesfrom North America.
92. Anon. 1970a.CommonBirds--Group I. One 30cm 33V3
rpm disc, and 'TalkingPicture-StoryStudyPrint'. Society
for VisualEducationInc., 1345DiverseyParkway,Chicago,
Illinois.
101. Simms, E. 1971. Wildlife in Danger. One 30cm 33•/5
rpm disc, RED55M. BBCRecords,London,England.
8 species.
Includes10 speciesfrom North America.
93. Anon. 1970b. Familiar Birds•Their Youngand Nests.
102. B•dard, J. 1972. Guide Sonoredes Oiseauxdu Quebec,
One 30cm331/5rpm discand 'TalkingPicture-StoryStudy
Print'. Societyfor Visual EducationInc., 1345 Diversey
Parkway,Chicago,Illinois.
8 species.
94. Gibson, D. and W.W.H. Gunn. 1970. Bird Songsof the
Mountain take Sanctuary.One 17.5cm 33Y3 rpm stereo
disc. Dan Gibson Productions Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
Availablein U.S.A. from A-V ExplorationsInc., 505 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14202.
20 species.
VoL I. One 30cm 334/5rpm stereo disc, Z001. La Soci•t•
Zoologiquede Quebec Inc., Quebec City, Quebec.
82 species.
Note: alsopublishedasa stereotape cassette,ZO-5-1 and
a stereo8-tracktape cartridge,ZO-8-1. All distributedby
London Records of Canada Ltd.
103. Borror, D.|. 1972. Bird Songand 8ird Behavior. One
30cm 33V3rpm disc, Dover 22779-0,and booklet, 32pp.
Dover Publications Inc., New York.f
48 species.
95. Gibson, D. 1970. Nature Soundsof North America. Four
12.5cm2-track7.5 ips reelsof tape, T-1 to T-4. Dan Gibson
Productions Ltd., Toronto, Ontario. Available in U.S.A.
from A-V Explorations
Inc., 505 DelawareAvenue,Buffalo,
Birds ngandBitl Behavior
New York 14202.f•
56 species,plus5 amphibiansand 4 mammals.
Note: also publishedas cassettes,C-1 to C-4.
96. Borror, D.|. 1970. Songsof EasternBirds. One 30cm
33V3rpmdisc,Dover22378-7,andbook, 32pp.DoverPublications Inc., New York.*
60 species.
97. Borror, D.|. 1971. Songsof Western Birds. One 30cm
33•/•rpmdisc,Dover22765-0,andbook,32pp.DoverPublications Inc., New York.
60 species.
•
ym
'th,d •
98. Kellogg,P.P. 1971.BirdSongsof SouthCarolina.One
Volume 36. Number 6
93.5
104. Gibson, D. et al. 1972. Cries of the Wild. One 30cm
33•Arpm stereo disc. K.E.G. ProductionsLtd., 556 Church
Street, Toronto 5, Ontario.•
25 speciesfrom North America, plus 6 amphibiansand 1
111. Wolf, L., and J.W. Hardy. 1977. SpeciesRelationships
in the Avian GenusAimophila. One 30cm 33•,• rpm disc,
accompaniesmonograph,sametitle, 220pp.AmericanOr-
nithologists'Union. Obtainable from Glen E. Woolfen-
mammal.
den, Assistantto the Treasurer, A.O.U., Department of
105. Englehard,L.V. 1972.Songsof Caprimulgids
andCuck-
12 species.
Biology,Universityof SouthFlorida,Tampa,Florida33620.
oos. Voices of Nature, No. 2. One cassette. Cornell Uni-
versityLaboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca, New York.
12 species.
112. Hardy,J.W. and B.B.Coffey,Jr.1977.TheWrens.One
30cm 33•A rpm disc, ARA 2. ARA Records, Gainesville,
Florida.
106. Palm(•r, S. and J. Boswall. 1973. A Field Guide to the
BirdSongsof Britainand Europe.Two 30cm33•Arpm discs,
SverigesRadioRFLP5013-14.SwedishBroadcasting
Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden.
c.8 speciesfrom North America.
113. Roch(•, J. Oiseauxdu Canada.One 30cm 3YA rpm
stereo disc, TelsonAEB3502. LesProductionsFrankHenry
Inc.
Includes40 speciesfrom North America.
107. Anon. 1973. Memories of the Old Mission San Juan
Capistrano and The Swallows Return to Capistrano. One
17.5cm33•,•rpm disc, TAL-1.Trav-a-longRecords,Califor-
33 species,plus I mammal.
Note: originally publishedin 1976 by L'OiseauMusicien,
Edwards Records, 58 rue du Docteur Calmette, Sequedin,
59320, Habourdin, France.
nia.
disc, QC 1169. Dan Gibson Productions Ltd., Toronto, On-
114. Gunn, W.W.H., and J.L. Gulledge, 1977. Beautiful
Bird Songsof the World. Two 30cm 33•,• rpm discs, NAS
1000,and booklet, 12pp. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof
Ornithology,Ithaca,New York and NationalAudubonSociety, New York.
tario. Obtainable from Mountain LakeGift Shop, Box882,
Includes7 speciesfrom North America.
1 species.
108. Gibson, D. 1975. Natural Soundsof the Mountain Lake
Sanctuaryand Tiger Creek. One 17.5cm 33V3rpm stereo
Lake Wales, Florida 33853.
BeautifulBirdSongs
oftheWorld
17 species,plus8 amphibiansand 1 mammal.
109. Gibson, D. 1976. TrespassVol. !: Birds of Eastern
North
America.
One
cassette.
Dan
Gibson
Productions
Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
50 species.
Note: no further volumeswere published.
110. Jellis, R. (ed.). 1977. Bird Soundsand Their Meaning.
One 30cm33V3rpm disc, BBCOP 224. Complementsbook
of same title, 256pp. BBC, London, England.
Includes3 speciesfrom North America(2 captive).
THE WRENS: ^ gui.d
tour
oftheA,A-,
vomesof over 40 species in perhaps the ultimate
•j)Zlgbird family
•, I,,•.•a •.• •
/
.
!15. NationalAudubonSocietyStaff.1977.AudibleAudubon. Three sets of 5cm microdiscs on cards 12.7 x 6.9cm,
plusbatteryoperatedmicrodiscplayer.NationalAudubon
Society, New York.
83 species.
116. Gibson, D., 1978. Soundsof Algonquin. One 17.5cm
33•Arpm stereodisc, QCS 1415.Dan Gibson Productions
Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.•
7 species,plus3 amphibiansand2 mammals.
117. Grimes, S.A. 1979. The VocallyVersatileMockingbird.
One 30cm33V3rpm disc,DY23. Droll YankeesInc., Rhode
Island.
I species (imitates 86 species).
118. Brigham,F.M. 1979. The Songsof the Seasons.
One
30cm 33V3rpm stereo disc, WRC1-703.The Ottawa Field936
American Birds, November 1982
Naturahsts'
Club.
Obtainable
from
R.M P Wddhfe
Re-
cordings, P.O. Box 70, R.R.1, Manot•ck, Ontario KOA
2NO.
81001-03 and DG-82004-06 Dan Gibson Productions Ltd,
Toronto, Ontario.
c.80 species, plus 5 mammals, 5 amphibians and some
54 species,plus4 amphibiansand 1 insect.
insects.
119. Hardy,J.W. 1979.Soundsof FIorida'sBirds.One 30cm
331/3rpm disc,ARA-5.ARARecords,Gainesville,Florida.
128. Barlow, J.C., and J.W. Hardy. 1982. Songsof the
Vireosand Their Allies: Family Vireonidae,Vireos,Pepper-
86 species.
shrikes,Shrike-vireos,
and Greenlets.Two 30cm331/3rpm
Note: the disc includesa speciesnot listedon the label,
the Red-belliedWoodpecker (Melanerpescarolinus).The
DuskySeasideSparrow(Ammospizamaritimanigrescens)
is now extinct in the wild.
120. Brigham,F.M., J. Dubois,and C. Daboil.1980.Pelee
Spring:NatureSoundsof Canada'sPointPeleeNationalPark.
One 30cm331/3rpm disc,WRC1-1009.R.M.P.Wildlife Recordings, P.O. Box 70, R.R.1, Manotick, Ontario KOA
2NO.
discs, ARA-7. ARA Records, Gainesville, Florida.
39 species.
129. Myers, J.P. 1982. Nuptial Vocalizationsof the PromiscuousPectoralSandpiper.
One 15cm331/3rpm flimsydisc,
accompanies
article'The Promiscuous
PectoralSandpiper'
by sameauthor, in AmericanBirds36:2 pp. 119-122.Article and discare availableseparatelyfrom AmericanBirds,
NationalAudubon Society,New York.
I species.
48 species,plus4 amphibiansand 1 insect.
One 30cm 331/3rpm disc, Dover 23956-X,and booklet,
130. Brigham,F.M. 1982.AlgonquinPark:WildlifeSounds
from Ontario'sFamousPark. One 30cm 331/3rpm stereo
disc,WRC1-2084.R.M.P.WildlifeRecordings,
P.O. Box70,
32pp. Dover PublicationsInc., New York.
R.R.1, Manotick, Ontario, KOA 2NO.
59 species.
28 species,plus4 amphibiansand 3 mammals.
122. Coffey, B.B., J.W. Hardy et al. 1980. Voicesof New
World Nightbirds:Owls, Nightjarsand Their Allies. One
30cm 331/3rpm disc, ARA-6. ARA Records,Gainesville,
131. Hardy, J.W. and V.M. McDonald. 1982. Examplesof
PrimarySongof VariousPopulations
of SeasideSparrowsand
Vocalizationsof a Marked Populationof SeasideSparrows.
One 17.5cm331,•rpm flimsydiscsupplementingthe Proceedingsof the Symposiumon the Biologyof the Seaside
Sparrow.North CarolinaBiologicalSurvey.
121. Borror, D.J. and M.L Glitz. 1980. Florida Bird Songs.
Florida.
c 20 speciesfrom North America.
Note: a very few sleevesrefer to a speciesnot found on
the disc,the Long-tailedPotoo(Nyctibiusaethereus).
123. Barklow, W. 1980. Voicesof the Loon. One 30cm 331/3
rpm disc,NAS-1001.NationalAudubonSociety,New York
and North American Loon Fund, Meredith, New Hampshire 03253.
3 species,plus 1 mammal.
124. Kellogg.P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1980.An Anthologyof
Over 200 AmericanBirdSongs.Three 30cm331/3rpm discs,
Olympic M 54319. Olympic RecordsCorporation,and
CornellUniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,Ithaca,New
York.
I species,severalraces.
132. Hardy,J.W. 1982.Soundsof PurpleMartins.0 ne 30cm
331/3rpm disc, ARA-8.ARA Records,Gainesville, Florida
I species.
133. Borror, D.J. and W.W.H. Gunn. In preparation.
Songs of the North American Warblers (Parulidae). Two
30cm 331/3rpm discs,and booklet. Federationof Ontario
Naturalists, Don Mills, Ontario.
52 species.
134species,plus5 amphibians.
Note: a compositereissueof 13, 17, 43 and 56 above.
134. Gunn, W.W.H. In preparation. Soundsof Birds of
North America:Shorebirds.One or two 30cm 331/3rpm
discs. Cornell University Laboratoryof Ornithology,
125. Palmer, S. and J. Boswall. 1981. A Field Guide to the
? species.
BirdSongsof BritainandEurope.One 30cm331/3rpm disc,
SverigesRadioRFLP5015.SwedishBroadcasting
Corporahon, Stockholm, Sweden.
21 species.fromNorth America.
126. Palm(•r, S. and J. Boswall. 1981. A Field Guide to the
Bird Songs of Britain and Europe. Four 4-cassette sets
(stereo), SverigesRadio SRMK 5021-4, 5025-8, 5029-32,
5033-6. Swedish BroadcastingCorporation, Stockholm,
Sweden.
95 speciesfrom North America.
Note: a completelyrevisededitionof nos.90, 106and125
Ithaca, New York.
135. ?In preparation.A FieldGuideto BirdSongs
of Eastern
and CentralNorth America.One or two 30cm 331/3rpm
discs. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.*
? species.
Note: a completely new productionof 46 above.
136. ? In preparation.A SoundGuideto the Birdsof North
America. Format unknown. AccompaniesGuide to the
Birdsof North America(NationalGeographicSociety,in
prep.)
above.
c.200 species.
127. Gibson, D. 1981.Solitudes:
Environmental
SoundExperiences,Vols. 1-6. Six 30cm 331/3rpm stereo discs, DG-
b. WILD
Volume 36, Number 6
A.O.U.
BIRDS RECORDED
IN ADDITIONAL
FUTURE
AREAS
937
HESIXTH
EDITION
of theA O U. Check-hst
wdlinclude
the following extra regions. M•ddle America from
30cm 331/3rpm disc, ARA 1. ARA Records,Gainesville,
Florida.
Mexico southwards to the Panama/Colombia border, all
of the Caribbean islands south to Grenada, and Hawaii.
c.60species.(Many from CentralAmerica.)
The following list is of publicationsthat include species
recorded in the additionalareas, except those already
147. Merrick, W. c.1979. Soundsof the lungle. One cassette. Panajachel,Guatemala.Obtainablefrom Petersen
BookCompany,P.O. Box966,Davenport,Iowa52805.
includedin the main discography.Readersparticularly
interested
in these
new areas should
also consult
the
following entries in the main discography:46, 61, 76,
105, 111,112, 114, 122, 128.
42 species,plus 5 mammals.(Guatemala.)
148. Reynard,G.B. 1981.BirdSongsin the DominicanRepublic. Cantosde Aves en la R•publica Dominicana.Two
137. Kellogg, P.P. and A.A. Allen. 1950. JungleSounds.
One 30cm 78 rpm disc, ComstockPublishingCompany
Inc., Ithaca, New York.
30cm331/3
rpm discs.CornellUniversityLaboratory
of Ornithology,Ithaca,New York.
100 species.
11 species,plus 7 amphibiansand 1 mammal. (Panama.)
138. Asch,M. and F. Ramsay,Jr. 1952.Soundsof a Tropical Rain Forestin America.One 30cm 331/3rpm disc,
FolkwaysFX6120(originallyFPX120).Producedfor the
AmericanMuseum of Natural Historyby FolkwaysRecords, New York.
148a. Hardy,].W. 1982. Tworare bird songsfrom tropical
America.One 15cm331/3
rpm flimsydisc,accompanies
this
discographyin AmericanBirds,33:6 pp. 924-943.Discography and disc availableseparatelyfrom AmericanBtrds
NationalAudubonSociety,New York.
2 species.
c.22 species (some captive), plus c.6 amphibians, 1
mammal and a few insects. (Panama.)
149. Reynard,G.B. In preparation.BirdSongsin Cuba.
139. Ward, J. and W. Ward. 1952. Hawaiian Bird Songs.
One 25cm 78 rpm disc, CH 965-6. B.P. BishopMuseum,
Songsin Jamaica.
150. Reynard,G.B. and R. Sutton. In preparation.Bird
Honolulu.
10 species.
c. CAPTIVE BIRDS RECORDED
IN NORTH
AMERICA
140. Davis, L.I. 1958. Mexican Bird Songs.One 30cm 331/3
rpm disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology,
Ithaca, New York.ñ
74 species.
141. Frings,H., M. Frings,K. Frings,and H.F. Little.1959.
Soundsof Midway.One 30cm331/3rpm disc,JB2808. Post
Exchange,Midway Island.
2 species.(MidwayIsland,Hawaii.)
142. Reynard,G.B. 1969.Caribbean
BirdSongs.One 30cm
331/3rpm disc. Cornell UniversityLaboratoryof Ornithology, Ithaca,New York.
54 species. (Puerto Rico).
143. Roch•, J-C. 1970. L'Oiseau Musicien, No. 7: Rufous-
throatedSolitaireandBare-eyedThrush.0 ne 17.5cm45 rpm
HISSECTION
LISTS
publications
dealing
onlywithcap-
tive birds. Several productions include both captive
and wild birds and these have been placedin the wild
bird recordingssectionfor preference.Theyare nos.45,
57, 76 and 110 from the current A.O.U. area section and
no. 138 from the additional
future A.O.U.
areas section
Providedthe entry is published in North America, it is
includedhere regardlessof whether the birds are North
American.Recordingsof captive North Americanbirds
made and/or published outside North Americaare not
included here. For the few that are, see Couzensand Mehta
(in prep.).
151. Anon. 1953. ParakeetLessons.
One 25cm 331/3rpm
disc, LPA-1. Dauntless International, New York.
1 species.
disc, L'Oiseau Musicien P 039. L'Oiseau Musicien, Ed-
wards Records,58 rue du Docteur Calmette, Sequedin,
152. Anon.
59320 Habourdin, France.
331/3rpm disc, DL 5394. Decca.
c.1953. Golden Voiced Canaries. One 25cm
2 species.(MartiniqueandGrenada.)
1 species.
144. Roch•, J-C. 1971. Birds of the WestIndies, No. 1: The
153. Collias, N. and A.H. Greenhall. 1954. Soundsof Ani-
LesserAntilles, from Grenada to Guadeloupe.One 30cm
331/3rpm disc, L'Oiseau Musicien G 06. L'OiseauMusi-
reals.One 30cm331/3rpm disc,Folkways
FX6124(ong.-
cien, Edwards Records, 58 rue du Docteur Calmette,
quedin,59320Habourdin,France.
c.13species,plus4 insectsand 3 amphibians.
145. Coffey, B.B.Jr.and E.P.Edwards1972.Songsof MexicanBirds.One 8cmreelof 7.5 ipstape.BenB. Coffey,672
N. Belvedere,Memphis,Tennessee38107.
c.24 species,plus 1 mammaland 1 amphibian.
146. Hardy, J.W. 1975. Voicesof NeotropicalBirds.One
938
nally FPX124). FolkwaysRecords,New York.
2 species,the domestic hen and the Rhea (Rhea amencana).
Note: see Collias and Joos (1953).
154. Lynch, M.L.c.1955. Lynch'sVarmintCall Record-Wild Cats, Fox, Coon, Coyote, Wolves,Hawks,etc. (actually bantam rooster crows). One 17.5cm 45 rpm disc,
975. M.L. LynchCompany, P.O. Box377, Liberty,Mississippi 39645.
c.1 species.
American Birds, November 1982
155. Anon c.1955 Parakeet Lessons:Salty Sailor and Ro-
planatoryTalk on Bird Imitations.One 25cm 80 rpm d•sc,
manticPhrases.One 25cm 331/3rpm d•sc, ParakeetP6.
Edison D•amond
1 species.
? species.
d. BIRDS RECORDED
HUMAN
IN NORTH
AMERICA
MIXED
WITH
MUSIC
D•sc 50276.
162. Gorst, C.C. 1915b. Songsand Calls of Our Native
Birds,Nos.3 and 4. One 25cm78 rpm disc, Victor 17735.
13 species.
HISSECTION
PRESENTS
publications
onwhichtherecordmg of a living bird is mixed with human music.
156. Anon. 1930. The Golden Bird. One 25cm 78 rpm
disc, Brunswick 4880. Brunswick (Decca).
163. Avis, E. 1919. Bird Calls, Parts 1 and2. One 25cm 80
rpm disc, Columbia A 2832.
? species.
164. Avis, E. 1919. Bird Calls--Bird Memories and Bird
1 species,the Canary (Serinuscanaria).
Note: originallyissuedby Warner-BrunswickLtd.
Calls--AnEveningin Birdland.One 25cm80 rpm disc, Co-
156a. (Anon. Before 1938. O SoleMio and The Alp Maid's
10 species,plus1 insect.
Dream. One 25cm 78 rpm disc. BrunswickA.8.1001.
1 species,the Canary.
Note. the number given is French; the disc may not
have been publishedin America.)
lumbia A 2860.
165. Kellog, C. c.1920. How the BirdsSing and The Bird
Chorus.One 25cm78 rpm disc,Victor45163.
? species.
166. Avis, E. 1920. A Day with the Birds and Spring Birds.
e. RADIOPHONIC
MUSIC
BASED ON
BIRD SOUND
One 25cm80 rpm disc,ColumbiaA 3118.
? species.
HISSECTION
CITES
the one birdsoundpublication
so
far devoted to radiophonic music (otherwise known
as musiqueconcrete)which uses recorded bird sounds
m rotactor (more usually)modifiedform to create musical works to the exclusionof any sound from conventional
musical instruments.
157. Fassett, J.H. 1957. Symphonyof the Birds (Musique
Concrete).One 30cm 331/3rpm disc, C-1002. Ficker Recording Service,Old Greenwich,Connecticut.
167. Avis, E. 1920. The Birds' Morning Concert and The
Birds'Evening
Concet:t.
One 25cm80 rpmdisc,Columbia
445D.
? species.
168. Kellog,C. c.1926.Songsof Our NativeBirdsJNo. 1
and No. 2. One 30cm 78 rpm disc, Victor 35785.
20 species.
Note: electric replacementfor 160 above.
12 species.
Note: recordingsby J. and N. Stillwell.
169. Avis, E. 1929. Bird Songs.Two 25cm 78 rpm discs,
Columbia
f. HUMAN IMITATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
OF BIRDS PUBLISHED
IN
Personal Record 104-P.
c.30 species.
170. Miller, L.H. 1940. Musicin Nature. Four30cm 78 rpm
HERE
HAVE
BEEN
MANY
recordsof bird mimicrypub-
hshed in North America, most of which were made
for pure entertainment. For a wider treatment, which includes these, see Copeland and Boswall(in press). The
following list is only a selection, citing publications
thought to have been producedwith scientific,educational or hunting aims.
158. Clark, W. M. 1895 or 1896. WhistlingMockingBird.
One 17.5cm70?rpm disc, Berliner403.
1 species.
159. Clark, W.M.c.1896.
Imitations of Birds etc. One
discs. Cooper OrnithologicalSociety, Department of
Zoology,Universityof California,LosAngeles,California
90024.
c.40species,plus3 mammals,2 amphibiansand1 insect.
Note: for LP reissue see 176 below.
171. Hofmeister, R. and R. Miller. 1947. Duck and Goose
Calling. One 17.5cm disc. Herters Inc., Minnesota.
c.2 species.
Note: the originalrecordingwould havebeen on a 78 rpm
disc; it was re-publishedin 1957with speedat 45 rpm.
172. Anon. c.1950. OIt's Instruction Records. Nine 17.5cm
17.5cm78?rpm disc, Berliner428.
45 rpm discs,five featuringbirds.PhilipS. OIt Company.
? species.
7 species.
160. Kellog, C. c.1915.Songsof our Native Birds,Parts1
and2. One 30cm 78 rpm disc, Victor 55049.
173. Lynch, M.L.c.1952. Lynch'sTurkeyCall Instruction
Record.One 17.5cm45 rpm disc. M.L. LynchCompany,
20 species.
P.O. Box 377, Liberty, Mississippi39645.
Note: for electric replacementsee 168 below.
1 species.
161. Gorst, C.C. 1915a. Bird Imitations,Whistlingand Ex-
174. Lynch,M.L.c.1953. Recordfor CallingTurkey.One
Volume 36, Number 6
939
175cm45 rpmd•sc,200 M.L Lynch
Company,
PO Box
377,Liberty,M•ss•sslpp•
39645.
188.AnonIn preparation
OIt'sInstruction
Cassettes.
Four
cassettes,
threefeaturing
birds.PhilipS.OttCompany
1 species.
3 species.
175. Weyer, E.M. 1955. Musicfrom the Mato Grosso.One
30cm331/3rpm disc, FolkwaysFE4446. FolkwaysRecords,
f. ADDRESSES OF PUBLISHERS
New York.
4 species,plus5 mammals.
176. Miller, L.H.c.1960. Music in Nature. One 30cm 33%
rpm disc. Cooper OrnithologicalSociety,Departmentof
Zoology, Universityof California,LosAngeles,California
9OO24.
c.40species,plus3 mammals,2 amphibiansand 1 insect.
Note:
LP version of 170 above.
177. Lohman,J. c.1960.Fundamentals
of Duck Calling.One
17.5cm45 rpm disc, R-52. LohmanManufacturingCompany,tnc., Neosho,Missouri.
species.
ARA Records, 1615 N.W.14th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32605
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 Park Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02107
British BroadcastingCorporation, 35 Marylebone High Street,
LondonW1M 4AA, England
Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker
Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850
Dan Gibson Productions Ltd., P.O. Box 1200, Station Z, Toronto, Ontario M5N 2Z7
Dover Publications Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, New York
10014
Droll Yankees Inc., Mill Road, Foster, Rhode Island 02825
Federation of Ontario Naturalists, 1262 Don Mills Road, Don
Mills, Ontario M3B 2W8
Ficker Recording Service, 430 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
FolkwaysRecordsand Service Corporation, 43 W.61st Street,
New York, New York 10023
178. Clay, J. 1976. Masteringthe Mouth Yelper.One cassette. PerfectionDiaphragmTurkey CallsInc.
2 species.
Lohman ManufacturingCompany Inc., P.O. Box 220, Neosho,
Missouri
64850
NationalAudubon Society,950 Third Avenue, New York, New
York 10022
Nature Canada Bookshop, B10-75Albert Street, Ottawa, On-
179. ? N. c.1977. BasicHuntingMethods:Callsand Calling.
tario
K1P 6GL
One cassette.The Gobbler Shop.
SwedishBroadcasting
Corporation,Stockholm105 10, Sweden
1 species.
V HUMAN
180. Kirby, D. and 'Doc' Pelham. c.1978. TalkingTurkey:
BasicCallingInstructions;CompetitionCalling;Actual Spring
Hunt. One cassette.Quaker BoyTurkeyCalls.
1 species.
181. Harper W. c.1978.GooseCalling.One cassette,C-50.
LohmanManufacturingCompanyInc., Neosho, Missouri.
3 species.
182. Harper, W. c.1978.Duck Calling.One cassette,C-51.
LohmanManufacturingCompanyInc., Neosho, Missouri.
c.5 species.
183. Harper, W. c.1978. TurkeyCalling.One cassette,C53. Lohman ManufacturingCompany Inc., Neosho, Missouri.
1 species.
MUSIC
INSPIRED
BY BIRDS
ORTHE
SAKE
OFcompleteness,
mention
hasto bemade
of human music inspired by birds. This subject has
been treated by Dearling, Dearling and Rust (1981),
Fisher (1966), Howes (1964), Roberts (1966) and Scholes
(1955) but for a singularlyscholarlytreatment see HaltCraggsand Jellis(in press).
VI SELECT WORLD
DISCOGRAPHIES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF BIRD SOUND
HISISASELECTIVE
LIST.
Formorecomplete
coverage
see
Boswall (1974 and 1979b).
WORLD
PARENT,G.H. 1971. Discographiezoologiquecritique.Aves8(3,
4 and 5): 69-152.Also publishedseparately.
--.
1976. Discographie zoologique critique II. Aves 13 1228.
184. Harper,W. c.1978.Owl Hooting..One cassette,C-55.
LohmanManufacturingCompanyInc., Neosho,Missouri.
AMERICAS
I species.
185. Kirby,D. c.1979.Talkin'to SpringGobblers.One cassette. Quaker BoyTurkey Calls.
1 species.
186. Stowe, L. c.1981. Stowe-AwayInstructionTape. One
cassette.Stowe-AwayTurkey Callers.
1 species.
187. Anon. c.1981. Instructional Cassette Tape. One cas-
sette. Cedar Hill TurkeyCompany,Louisiana.
1 species.
940
HANNA, D.G. 1972.An avian discographyof the Americasw•th
speciesindex.Unpublishedmanuscript,119pp.Copiesdepositedat the Libraryof NaturalSounds,CornellUniversity,U $ A,
atthe BritishLibraryofWildlifeSounds,London,England,andat
the BritishBroadcasting
Corporation,Bristol,England.
PALEARCTIC
BOSWALL,J. 1964. A discographyof Palearcticbird sound recordings.Brit. Birds57: specialsupplement.ß--..
1966
New Palearcticbird sound recordingsin 1964-65.Brit. Btrds
59: 27-37. ß--.
1969. New Palearctic bird sound record-
ingsduring1966-67.Brit.Birds62: 49-65.ß--.
1969.New
Palearcticbird sound recordingsduring1968.Brit. Birds62
American Birds. November
1982
271-281 ß-1970 New Palearcticb•rd soundrecordings
during 1969. Brit. Birds 63: 324-332.ß--.
1971. New
Palearcticbird sound recordingsduring 1970. Brit. Birds64:
431-434. ß--,
KETTLE, R., W. THIEDE, and U. THIEDE.
1978. Palearcticbird sound recordings,1976-78.Rec. Sound
72
830-838. ß
.
.
, --,
and
K.
HAZEVOET.1982. Palearcticbird sound recordings,1979-80.
Rec. Sound 81: 41-56. ß SELLAR,P. 1973. New Palearctic bird
sound recordingsduring 1971-72. Brit. Birds 66: 303-310. ß
, BOSWALL, J. and R. KETTLE. 1977. Palearctic bird
sound recordings,1973-75.Brit. Birds70: 530-539.
NEOTROPICAL
g) specialadditionalfeatures (sometimes),h) person or
persons in charge of the collection; i) catalog, if any
Many of these librarieshold copiesof privaterecordings
under an agreement which forbids their use for commercialpurposeswithout permissionfrom the recordist
Furthermore, financial terms for their use have to be
negotiatedwith the recordistor copyrightholder,the hbrary, therefore, often servingonly to put the would-be
user in touch with recordistswho will themselvessupply
the copy recordings.
The world list is a selection only. For further information see Boswall and Kettle (1979) and Sellar (1979)
BOSWALL,J. and W.P. FREEMAN.1974. A Discographyof bird
sound from the Neotropical region. Bull. Br. Orn. CI. 94: 7376 ß --,
and KETTLE
R. 1980.Additionsto a discography
These lists may be compared with those of Banks,
Clench and Barlow (1973) and supplement (Clench,
of bird soundfrom the 'Neotropicalregion.Bull. Br. Orn. CI.
Banks and Barlow, 1976) which deal with North Amen-
100: 235 -237.
can collectionsof bird skins, skeletons,eggs and nests
The Bioacoustic Archives, Florida State Museum, Um-
AFRO-TROPICAL
BOSWALL,J. In preparation.Furtheradditionsto a discography
of bird sound from the Afro-tropical (Ethiopian) zoogeographicalregion. ß --,
and R. KETTLE.1975. A discography of bird sound from the Ethiopianzoogeographicalreg•on. Rec. Sound 59: 460-463. ß
, --.
1979.
Additionsto a discographyof bird soundfrom the Ethiopian
zoogeographicalregion. Rec. Sound 74-75:73. ß CHAPPUIS,
C 1980. List of sound-recordedEthiopian (Afro-tropical)
b•rds. Malimbus 2: 1-15, 82-98.
ORIENTAL
BOSWALL,J. 1973. A discographyof sound from the Oriental
zoogeographicalregion. Bull. Br. Orn. CI. 93: 170-173.ß
--,
and W. DICKSON.1980.Additionsto a discography
of bird sound from the Oriental zoogeographicalregion.
Bull. Br. Orn.
CI. 101: 313-318.
versity of Florida,Gainesville,Florida32611.Tel. 904 3921721. 5000 recordings of 1) 1000, 2) 200 and 3) 300
species;some mammals,reptiles,amphibiansand other
animals; Nearctic, Neotropical; the Ben B. Coffey Jr,
Collection is soon to be housed here and catalogued
separately.Dr. J.W. Hardy.
BioacousticsLaboratory, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. Tel: 415 221-5100. 1000s
of recordingsof 1) 200, 2) 170 and 3) 0 species;Dr. L.
Baptista.
The Borror Laboratoryof Bioacoustics,Department of
Zoology, Ohio State University, 1735 Nell Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Tel: 614 422-8088. c.18,000 record-
ings of 1) 800, 2) c.550 and 3) c.50 species;some mammals, reptiles, amphibians,fishesand insects;Nearctic,
Dr. L. Fairchild.A catalogon computerprint-out is available.
AUSTRALASIAN
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver Wildlife Re-
BOSWALL,J. 1965,.A catalogueof tape and gramophonerecords of Australasianregion bird sound. Emu 65: 65-74. ß
--.
1981. Secondsupplementto a catalogueof Australasian bird sound. Emu 81: 223-226. ß
, and R. KETTLE.
1975. A supplementto a catalogueof tape and gramophone
records
of
Australasian
bird
sound.
Emu
75:
143-146.
ß
McPHERSON,L.B. 1974. Field recordingsof natural sounds
w•th a New Zealandbird discography.Notornis21: 337-348.
ANTARCTIC
BOSWALL,J. 1981.Supplementto a discographyof bird sound
from the Antarctic. Polar Rec. 20: 371-373. ß --,
and R.J.
PRYTHERCH.1969. A discographyof bird sound from the
Antarctic.
VII
NORTH
Polar Rec. 14: 603-612.
AMERICAN
INSTITUTIONALIZED
BIRD
searchCenter, Building16, Denver FederalCenter, Denver, Colorado80225.Many recordingsof 1) 50, 2) 50 and
3) 0 species;other animals?;Nearctic; G.A. Hood. One
of a total of 25 sourceslisted by Schmidtand Johnson
(1982)from which the voicesof about 80 "pest" species
may be obtained.
Divisionof Life Sciences,Geosciences
and Geography, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
77341. Many recordings of 1) c.200, 2) c.200 and 3) 0
species; Nearctic; Prof. R.R. Moldenhauer. See Moldenhauer (1979).
The Gunn Library of Wildlife Natural Sounds, P.O
Box 738, Bobcaygeon, Ontario KOM 1AO. Tel: 705 7383432. c.5000 recordingsof 1) c.750, 2) c.500 and 3) few
species; Nearctic, Neotropical, Afro-tropical; Dr
HEENTRIES
in thisandthe nextlistprovidethefollow-
W.W.H. Gunn. A catalog is available.(A private commercialorganisation).
The Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell University
Laboratoryof Ornithology,159 SapsuckerWoods Road,
mg information: a) name of the collection;
b) addresswhere the collectionis held with telephone
number (in North America); c) number of recordingsof
birds (world) held by collection; d) number of species
represented from 1) World, 2) 'North America' by
A.O.U. Check-list, 5th edition and 3) new regions of
'North America' by A.O.U. Check-list, 6th edition;
e) summaryof other classesof animalsin the collection;
f) zoogeographicalregion or regionsbest represented;
ings of 1) 4500, 2) 800 and 3) 300 species; some mammals, amphibians, insectsand others; Nearctic, Neottopical, Oriental, Afro-tropical; Dr. J.L. Gulledge.
Computer-generatedcatalogsand indices are available.
See Gulledge (1979).
The Memorial Universityof NewfoundlandSound Library, St. John's,Newfoundland. Tel: 709 737-7472.1000s
of recordings,totalling 500-1000hours, of 1) 20, 2) 20
SOUND
COLLECTIONS
Volume 36, Number 6
Ithaca, New York 14850. Tel: 607 256-5056.45,000 record-
941
ORIENTAL
and 3) 0 species, some mammals, Nearct•c; Dr. J. Lien
A catalog is available.
The Moore Laboratoryof Zoology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, LosAngeles,California90041.
Tel: 213 259-2673. c.1000 recordingsof 1) c.340, 2) c.20
and 3) c.300 species; Nearctic; (the LaidlawWilliams collection not yet cataloged); Dr. John Hafner. See Anon
The Libraryof MalaysianBirdSong,Universityof Malaya
Zoology Department, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.Many recordingsof 1) 200,2) 0 and3) 0 species,
(n.d.).
AUSTRALASIAN
The L. Irby DavisCollection,Museumof Zoology,Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803. Tel:
(504)388-2855.4459 recordingsof 1) 3000+, 2) c.50 and 3)
Oriental; K. Scriven.
The C.S.I.R.O.
Division of Wildlife Research, Helena
c.3000 species; (L.I. Davis, pers comm, October, 1982)
Valley, Western Australia.5000 recordingsof 1) 500, 2) 0
and 3) 0 species;Australasian;T.A. Knight.A catalog•s
Nearctic, Dr. J.P. O'Neill.
available. See Robinson (1979).
The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Libraryof Wildlife
Sounds, University of California, Berkeley, California
94720.Tel: 415 642-6000.2016 recordingsof 1) 286, 2) 109
The New Zealand Wildlife ServiceSound Library, Departmentof InternalAffairs,Wellington,NewZealand.500
recordingsof 1) c.200,2) 0 and 3) 0 species;Australasian,
J.L. Kendrick.A catalogis available.See Kendrick(1979)
and3)44 species;someotheranimals;Nearctic,Neotrol
••cal; Dr. N.K. Johnsonand V.M. Dziadosz.
The National Museum of Natural Sciences,Ottawa, On-
and McPherson (1979).
tario K1AOM8; c.500recordingsof 1) 150, 2) 150 and 3) 0
species;few other animals;Nearctic; Dr. H. Ouellet.
The 'Nature of Things'Wildlife SoundArchive,Box500,
IX PRIVATE BIRD SOUND
Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSW 1E6. Tel. (416)
925-3311.700 recordingsof 1) 2302) 75 3) 0 species.James
Murray.
VIII
SELECT WORLD
SOUND
LIST OF INSTITUTIONALIZED
BIRD
COLLECTIONS
PALEARCTIC
The BritishLibraryof WildlifeSounds(B.L.O.W.S.),Brittsh Institute of Recorded Sound, 29 Exhibition Road, Lon-
don SW72AS, England.7000recordingsof 1) 1600,2) c.100
and 3) c.25 species; mammals,amphibians, insectsand
some other animals; Palearctic,Oriental, Afro-tropical,
Antarctic,Australasian;duplicateof B.B.C.NaturalHistory
Sound Archivescollection (6000 recordings);R. Kettle.
See Burton (1979 and references therein); Kettle (1979).
The Libraryof Wildlife Soundsof the Academyof Sciences of the U.S.S.R., Institute of Biophysics,Puschino,
Moscow Region 142292, U.S.S.R. 1000 recordingsof 1)
c.300,2) 0 and 3) 0 species;Palearctic;Prof. B.N. Veprintsev.Three catalogsare available.See Boswall(1979a),Boswall and Dickson (1982)and Veprintsev (1979).
NEOTROPICAL
Laboratorio de Bioacoustica, Universidade Estadualde
Campinas,Depto. Zoologia,C.P. 1170,13,100Campinas,
Sao Paulo, Brazil.3000 recordingsof 1) 600, 2) 0 and 3) 0
species;amphibiansand some other animals; Neotroptcal; Dr. J. Vielliard.
Museo Argentinode CienciasNaturales'Bernardino
Rivadavia',InstitutoNacionalde Investigacion
de lasCienciasNaturales,Av. AngelGallardo470, Casillade Correo
220,Sucursal
5, 1405BuenosAires,Argentina.5500recordragsof 1) 400,2) 0 and3) 0 species;mammals,
amphibians
and some other animals;Neotropical; R.J.Straneck.
COLLECTIONS
It was originallyintended to includea list of privately
owned bird sound collectionsfrom North America in th•s
paper. However,our knowledgeof thesecollections•sfar
from comprehensive.In order to build up enough •nformationto publisha usefullist at a laterdate,we would be
gladto hearfrom any personwho ownssucha collection.
To take a couple of randomexamples,ChandlerS. Robbins in about twenty-five years has taped about 700
speciesof birds, including350from the United Statesand
Canada and 100 in Central America. George B. Reynard
hastaped about 750 species,mostlyin North and Central
America.Many of the privatecollectionshavebeen partly
or completely deposited in (or bequeathed to) Institutionalized collections. Some have not, but all should
be[
X ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
HESENIOR
AUTHOR
wasfirstinspired
to embarkon avian discographiescovering all the zoogeographical
regionsof the world (a task now complete)by Byrl J
Kelloggin 1960. Her husband, Peter Paul Kellogg,gave
much encouragementas has, over the years, Wfiham
Walker Hamilton Gunn. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Ron Kettle, the curator of the BritishLibrary of
Wildlife Sounds who, with the eye of a Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetusleucocephalus),spotted many sins of commissionand omission.Help is also gratefullyacknowledged from Luis Baptista,Donald J. Borror,Ed and Ann
Boyes,Monty Brigham,Ben B. Coffey,Jr., L. Irby Daws,
William R. Fish, Hubert and Mabel Frings,F.D. Gennett,
Dan Gibson, James L. Gulledge, John William Hardy,
Charles Hartshorne, Peter Kilham, George B. Reynard,
Norma Stillwell and Fred and Ginny Trumbull. Finally,
for discographicassistanceand inspirationit is a pleasure to acknowledge Peter Copeland, David G. Hanna
and Leonard
Petts.
AFRO-TROPICAL
The FitzpatrickBird CommunicationLibrary,Transvaal
Museum, P.O. Box 413, Pretoria0001, Republicof South
Africa;38•30recordingsof 1) a few hundred;2) 0 and3) 0
species;Afro-tropical;
T.' Harris.See Kempand Harris
(1979).
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--The Natural History Unit, B.B.C., BroadcastingHouse,
WhiteladiesRoad, BristolBS82LR, England
(Boswall)--TheBritishLibraryof Wildlife Sounds,
British Institute of Recorded Sound, 29 Exhibition
Road, London SW7 2AS, England(Couzens)
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