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Hello all:
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I'm currently reading a book entitled=2C "A Guide To Bird Songs"=2C by Aret=
as A Saunders=2C 1935. Overall it is a dry read=2C with quite a few bad si=
ze comparisons of birds. The song interpretations are quite different from=
what we give some species today or in comparison to what modern books say.=
I'm keeping in mind though that this likely was one of the first books th=
at would have looked at bird songs in detail and likely was part of early b=
ird research. Studies for this book were done in the United States and a l=
ot of it occurs around New York. Size of most species are based in compari=
son to the English Sparrow. I won't bother you with what the author said=
=2C but many birds sound like they were a lot smaller back then as compared=
to now. I won't say anymore about this and these opinions are my own. Ot=
hers might think differently. =20
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Anyhow=2C at one point in the book it talks about Larks. First it refers t=
o the horned lark and then to a separate species of Praire Lark. Does this=
second species of lark still exist=2C or does it go by a different name or=
were they lumped together as time went on? =20
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Sincerely=2C
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport =
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<FONT size=3D3>Hello all:</FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=3D3>I'm currently reading a book entitled=2C "A Guide To Bird So=
ngs"=2C by Aretas A Saunders=2C 1935. =3B Overall it is a dry read=2C w=
ith quite a few bad size comparisons of birds. =3B The song interpretat=
ions are quite different from what we give some species today or in compari=
son to what modern books say. =3B I'm keeping in mind though that this =
likely was one of the first books that would have looked at bird songs in d=
etail and likely was part of early bird research. =3B Studies for this =
book were done in the United States and a lot of it occurs around New York.=
 =3B Size =3Bof most species are based in comparison to the English=
Sparrow. =3B I won't bother you with what =3Bthe author =3Bsai=
d=2C but many birds sound like they were a lot smaller back then as compare=
d to now. =3B I won't say anymore about this and these opinions are my =
own. =3B Others might think differently. =3B </FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=3D3>Anyhow=2C at one point in the book it talks about Larks.&nbs=
p=3B First it refers to the horned lark and then to a separate species of&n=
bsp=3BPraire Lark. =3B Does this second species of lark still exist=2C =
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on? =3B </FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=3D3>Sincerely=2C</FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=3D3>Bayport</FONT><BR> </body>
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