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‘The crossbill is a bonny bird

An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue

Jip-jip-jip

A’ll gie ye gip

Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young’

As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson pioneered the science of ornithological writing and illustration, becoming an inspiration for most of the ornithological works which followed.

This new book celebrates the artwork of Alexander Wilson by reproducing his illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, looking at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds.

Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots

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    A Paperback / softback by Hamish MacDonald, Alexander Wilson, Paul Walton

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      Publisher Scotland Street Press
      Published 24 February 2020
      ISBN-13 9781910895399
      978-1910895399
      ISBN-10 1910895393
      Also in:
      Poetry Art & Photography Botanical arts Science & Nature Zoology: birds (ornithology)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ‘The crossbill is a bonny bird

      An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue

      Jip-jip-jip

      A’ll gie ye gip

      Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young’

      As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson pioneered the science of ornithological writing and illustration, becoming an inspiration for most of the ornithological works which followed.

      This new book celebrates the artwork of Alexander Wilson by reproducing his illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, looking at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds.

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