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Field recording of natural sounds, with a New Zealand bird discography

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1974

  • Author(s)

    L.B. McPherson

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    21, 4

  • Pagination

    337-348

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/498857vddtaj

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Field recording of natural sounds, with a New Zealand bird discography

Notornis, 21 (4), 337-348

L.B. McPherson (1974)

Article Type: Paper

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This account discusses how to record natural sounds in the field, outlines a history of bird sound recordings and compares recording equipment used over the years since 1889 with what is used to-day. Uses of bird recordings are discussed, and a discography of recordings commercially available of the songs of New Zealand birds is added.