Abstract
THIS is the most interesting book on the songs of birds that has appeared since the late Mr. C. A. Witchell published his “Evolution of Bird-song” in 1896, and it excels that work both in soundness of judgment and in knowledge of music. Its object, however, Is not quite the same as that of Mr. Witchell's volume (which does not seem to have fallen into Dr. Hoffmann's hands); the latter was an attempt to trace the development of song from call- and alarm-notes, and also from imitation of natural sounds, while Dr. Hoffmann's work may be described as an essay on the relation between the music of birds and the music of art. Kunst und Vogelgesang in ihren wechselseitigen Beziehungen von naturwissenschaftlich-musikalischen Standpunkte beleuchtet. By Dr. B. Hoffmann. Pp. ix+230. (Leipzig: Quelle und Meyer, 1908.) Price 3.80 marks.
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