Was Beethoven a Birdwatcher? by Turner, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents INTRODUCTION FLIGHTLESS BIRDS

SEABIRDS

ARCTIC TERN FLY ME TO THE MOON GUANAY CORMORANT WHERE THERE’S MUCK, THERE’S BRASS ROYAL ALBATROSS IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT RING FULMAR A BIRD TO DIE FOR GREAT SKUA PIRATE OF THE HIGH SEAS EMPEROR PENGUIN A HISTORY OF HOT WATER HERRING GULL BOTHERING THE BOUNCER BERMUDA PETREL THE LAST WORD IN LAZARUS BIRDS ROUGH-FACED SHAG A SPLITTING HEADACHE FOR CONSERVATIONISTS

BIRDS OF PREY

PEREGRINE FALCON FLASH AND FAST RED KITE MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT YOU’RE GIVEN – OR CAN TAKE GOLDEN EAGLE THE KING OF THE BIRDS IS DEPOSED KESTREL WITH BIRDS ON OUR SIDE SPARROWHAWK COMPETING WITH TIBBLES LITTLE OWL COMPANION TO A GODDESS SNOWY OWL WHEN IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE REAL THING… STELLER’S SEA EAGLE DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR

WATERBIRDS

GOLDENEYE THE BOND BIRD RUDDY DUCK OVERSEXED AND OVER HERE SNIPE NEVER FLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE JAPANESE CRESTED IBIS A CHINESE SUCCESS STORY MIYAKO KINGFISHER THE BIRD THAT WASN’T THERE GREY HERON HAMLET’S RIDDLE GREAT CRESTED GREBE FROM WATCHING BIRDS TO WATCHING PEOPLE RED-CROWNED CRANE TEACHING BIRDS TO BE WILD

GAME BIRDS

GREAT BUSTARD NEW COLONISTS IN TIMES OF BOOM AND BUST RED GROUSE THE GROUSE ECONOMY RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE THE WORLD LISTER’S BIGGEST SUPPORTER

SONGSTERS

NIGHTINGALE SWEET DELIGHTS IN A PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER LINNET BETTER THAN WORDSWORTH? BLACK REDSTART FEASTING ON HUMANITY’S MISFORTUNES SONG THRUSH IF IT’S WORTH SINGING ONCE… (EUROPEAN) ROBIN A MUCH-LOVED BULLY GOLDFINCH THE CRUCIFIXION BIRD SKYLARK THE HAPPIEST BIRD IN THE WORLD CETTI’S WARBLER WAS BEETHOVEN A BIRDWATCHER? BLACKCAP RAPID-REACTION EVOLUTION WOODLARK DID BURNS BUNGLE? BLACKBIRD KEEPING LIVE MUSIC ALIVE WREN THE COMMON RARE BIRD

OTHER PERCHING BIRDS

BARE-FACED BULBUL YOU AIN’T SEEN EVERYTHING YET MEINERTZHAGEN’S SNOWFINCH TALL TALES AND GRAND AMBITIONS CHOCO VIREO WHAT’S IN A NAME? RÜPPELL’S WARBLER SKULDUGGERY AMONG THE BUSHES STARLING A BIRD THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION RED-BILLED QUELEA THE COMMONEST BIRD IN THE WORLD CARRION CROW BIRDBRAINS YELLOWHAMMER A CHEESE SANDWICH WITHOUT THE CHEESE AZURE-WINGED MAGPIE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? PALLAS’S WARBLER OPERA, WAR AND BIRDS DARTFORD WARBLER A BENEFICIARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE? CHIFFCHAFF A PARSON’S CONUNDRUM CHATHAM ISLAND ROBIN BACK FROM THE BRINK SAVI’S WARBLER THE NEW BIRD THAT WASN’T SO NEW BLYTH’S REED WARBLER THE MADNESS OF CROWDS WILLOW TIT AVIAN DOPPELGÄNGERS HOUSE SPARROW DRAB, DULL BUT BELOVED WHITE’S THRUSH THE UFO BIRD GALAPAGOS FINCHES A LITTLE BIRD TOLD HIM

MAVERICK BIRDS

CUCKOO THE MAFIA BIRD MEGAPODE THE ABSENT PARENT HOATZIN WHAT WALKS LIKE A BIRD AND SMELLS LIKE A COW? CORNCRAKE THE BIRD THAT PLAYS HARD TO GET NIGHTJAR THE SNATCHER OF BABIES BEE-EATER TWITCHING – HOBBY OR ADDICTION? GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER THE BIRD WITH THE BUILT-IN SHOCK ABSORBER HAIRY WOODPECKER HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE, MR AUDUBON? NORTHERN BALD IBIS THE BIRD THAT EXISTED AFTER ALL BEE HUMMINGBIRD LOVED TO DEATH SWIFT THE BIRD WITH NO FEET EDIBLE-NEST SWIFTLET THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR BIRD WHITE STORK THE BRINGER OF BABIES

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