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COPYRIGHT 2005 Natural History Magazine, Inc.
Birdsong: A Natural History by Don Stap Scribner, 2005; $24.00
Among some birds, life is an opera; among others, life is a cabaret. Eastern towhees, with a repertoire of fewer than a dozen songs, present daytime recitals of well-practiced favorites. Their performances include frequent encores, presumably lasting until the stagers tire and the birds move on to the next tune. By contrast, the male marsh wren is a seasoned crooner that plays up to his mostly female listeners with a repertoire of more than a hundred songs. He performs them one after another in rapid succession, without repeating a number. Most versatile of...
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