Animal sound recordings

This set consists of digitized sound recordings of animal sound (mostly birds), which were produced and published for purposes of popular entertainment, teaching, hunting, and scientific research in ornithology and bioacoustics. The collection includes recordings gathered and digitized by historians of science Jackson Pope, Joeri Bruyninckx, and Alexandra Hui. The majority of recordings was produced between 1950 and 1975 by professional and semi-professional field recordists in the United States, Canada, and Britain.

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Songs and Calls of Our Native Birds No. 3

Gorst, Charles. 1915. “Songs And Calls Of Our Native Birds No. 3”. 17735-A. RCA Victor.

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Voices of the Loon

Barklow, William, and Robert J. Lurtsema. 1980. “Voices Of The Loon”. North American Loon Fund and the National Audubon Society.

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The Wrens

1977. “The Wrens”. A Guided Tour Of The Voices Of Over 40 Species In Perhaps The Ultimate Songbird Family. Gainesville, Florida: Published privately by John William and Carol K. Hardy.

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Sounds of Nature Vol. 8

Borror, Donald J., and William W.H. Gunn. 1963. “Sounds Of Nature Vol. 8”. Thrushes, Wrens, & Mockingbirds Of Eastern North America. Federation of Ontario Naturalists.

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Bird Songs of Southeastern Minnesota

Barker, Nelson W., and Florence B. Barker. n.d. “Bird Songs Of Southeastern Minnesota”. Tom Jones Recordings.

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Mexican Bird Songs

Davis, L. Irby. 1958. “Mexican Bird Songs”. Ithaca: Cornell University Records.

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The Songs of Insects

Alexander, Richard D., and Donald J. Borror. 1958. “The Songs Of Insects”. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Records.

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Voices of the Night

Kellogg, Peter Paul, and Arthur A. Allen. 1953. “Voices Of The Night ”. The Calls Of 34 Frogs And Toads Of The United States And Canada . Ithaca NY: Cornell University Records.

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Music and Bird Songs

Fassett, Jim, and Peter Paul Kellogg. 1953. “Music And Bird Songs”. Sounds From Nature With Commentary And Analysis . Ithaca NY: Cornell University Records.

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Bird Songs of Dooryard, Field and Forest (No. 1)

Stillwell, Jerry, and Norma Stillwell. n.d. “Bird Songs Of Dooryard, Field And Forest (No. 1)”. Old Greenwich, Conn.: Flicker Recording Service.

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