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THE NOTATION OF BIRD‐SONG:A REVIEW AND A RECOMMENDATION
Author(s) -
Hold Trevor
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1970.tb00090.x
Subject(s) - notation , syllabic verse , computer science , graph , linguistics , speech recognition , theoretical computer science , philosophy
Summary The reasons for a systematic form of notation of bird‐song are discussed. Though the sound spectrograph will remain the primary tool in any study of bird‐vocalization, there is still a need for a simple, comprehensive notation for the bird‐watcher. This will act as a supplement to the bird‐song recordings now available. After a survey of various attempts at bird‐notation, from syllabic notation to the sophisticated graph‐methods suggested by Stadler & Schmitt, A. A. Saunders and Gladys Page‐Wood, recommendations for a comprehensive notation are made, illustrated by notated examples of song‐phrases from the Nightingale.