A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds [Audiobook] download free by Bill Oddie
- Listen audiobook: A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds
- Author: Bill Oddie
- Release date: 2014/1/18
- Publisher: THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Natural History
- ISBN: 9781851244096
- Rating: 7.37 of 10
- Votes: 635
- Review by: Damari Hatchett
- Review rating: 9.17 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/7
- Duration: 1H29M46S in 256 kbps (24 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-26
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPEG4, WMA, MP3, AU, FLAC, WAV (compression LZO, ZIP, EML, RAR, CBZ)
- Total pages original book: 120
- Includes a PDF summary of 14 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 11M56S (2.8 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: `A murder of crows', `a charm of goldfinches', `an ostentation of peacocks': collective nouns for British birds have existed since at least the mid fifteenth century. They are thought to originate in texts about hunting, but have since evolved into evocative, witty and literary expressions, each striving to capture the very essence of the animal they describe.Some are portentous - `a conspiracy of ravens' perfectly evokes this sinister bird - others convey sound, such as `a murmuration of starlings' or `a chattering of choughs'. Yet more reflect with a flourish the beauty of the bird itself: what could be more celebratory than `a crown of kingfishers', or `an exaltation of larks'?The best of these imaginative expressions are collected here, illustrated with charming woodcuts by Thomas Bewick, the renowned naturalist engraver of the eighteenth century. Featuring songbirds, aquatic birds, birds of prey and garden favourites, this beautifully presented book will delight both bird-lovers and word-lovers in equal measure.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Historical & Comparative Linguistics, Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching, Language: History & General Works, Linguistics
- Download servers: Copiapop, Dropbox, MEGA, 4Shared, FileServe. Compressed in LZO, ZIP, EML, RAR, CBZ
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 13.19 USD
- Dimensions: 110x170x15.24mm
- Weight: 181.44g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: Oxford, United Kingdom
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