Peter Boesman
If you have a device that can play MP3 files (computer, MP3 Player (IPOD, for example) or PDA with MP3 player, this CD will work for you. The bird songs are presented in taxonomic order, but each track is labeled so you can manipulate what you download and how you download it.
From the publisher: “This MP3-CD contains 1047 recordings in MP3 format of over 1000 Brazilian bird species. A total of about 10 hours of playing time !
In recent years the author Peter Boesman visited Brazil several times to study birds, in a variety of places spread over the country. During these trips he recorded vocalizations of quite some bird species.
Considering the fact that there are still few audio-products available in contrast with the wealth of birds Brazil has to offer, Peter came up with the idea to make available a set of Brazilian Bird sounds by choosing some of the recordings out of his personal collection (over 15,000) and adding some more recordings made by others. This set of recordings fills a gap and provides researchers and birders with a reliable and handy tool that will help them in identifying birds in the field.
Together with the MP3-CD you will get a handy 20-page booklet including a manual how to use the MP3-CD, a complete species list and information on date and locality for every recording. This information is also included on the CD in the form of a webpage (use Internet Explorer) from which any sound file can be clicked directly thanks to the embedded hyperlinks; for mac users a PDF file can be found on the disc.
CD-MP3 , 6 hours, January 2006
How to use MP3 CD’s (from the publisher): “* On your CD-player (MP3 compatible, preferably up to 999 songs), be it desktop at home or portable for in the field
* On your MP3-player (any type, e.g. iPod), by just copying the MP3 files into your player, an easy and very quick way to have them all available in the field
* On your PC by just opening your standard file browser (e.g. Explorer in Windows) and clicking the sound files
* On your PC in a songs or music software such as iTunes, which gives you additional search and sort features and shows the information embedded in the MP3 files.
