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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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Paperback / softback by Hamish MacDonald , Alexander Wilson

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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... Read more

    Publisher: Scotland Street Press
    Publication Date: 24/02/2020
    ISBN13: 9781910895399, 978-1910895399
    ISBN10: 1910895393

    Number of Pages: 70

    Fiction , Poetry

    Description

    ‘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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