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Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots

Hamish Macdonald author Alexander Wilson illustrator Paul Walton editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Scotland Street Press

Published:24th Feb '20

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Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots cover

‘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.

  • Winner of Scots Language Award 2019

ISBN: 9781910895399

Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 9mm

Weight: 152g

70 pages

2nd edition