** Reply to note from Chris Maack

>
> Jack Bowling wrote:
> >
> The problem with all such transliterations is that they are open to
> translation by individuals.<
>
> You're quite right, Jack. I can be a lot more specific about
> our WCSP songs. They're the very first cut on the WCSP songs
> on Peterson's Western Bird Songs CD. The booklet implies
> that was recorded in California. The other versions on the CD
> are quite different.

I do not have that CD, but I remember the old original LP of the
Peterson song guide. It's one big failing was that it did not
tell anyone *when* the song was recorded, just the location. This
decreases the utility of the recording several billion fold for
those locations where several races of migratory species comingle
at certain seasons. Has the CD documentation improved in this
respect?

- Jack

--------------
Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jbowling at direct.ca