I have that first volume, & it's a delight. Of course, he did more
than just the birds....
Doug
On 18-Nov-08, at 6:22 AM, Susan Holahan wrote:
> Won't someone give credit, please, to James Lipton's *An Exaltation of
> Larks*, first published about 40 years ago, now out, apparently, in an
> enlarged, elaborated "Ultimate" edition--but definitely the ur-text
> for
> these enchanting collectivities. Lipton knows (knew?) about the
> sources of
> the terms.
>
> Susan Holahan
Douglas Barbour
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by attention.
Guy Davenport
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