"The bird whose Latin name is turdus viscivorous, and which ountrymen call ""the stormcock"" because of its habit of singing in rainy weather, is more commonly known by what name?"
Stormcock (album) Fleet Foxes second album "Helplessness Blues". The album's title, "Stormcock", is an old English name for the Mistle thrush ("Turdus viscivorus"). The male of this species "is most vocal in the early morning" and has a "tendency to sing after, and sometimes during, wet and windy weather" which "led to the name "Stormcock"". It is also, perhaps, a metaphor for Harper himself. Harper has an appreciation of birdlife and has made reference to many birds within songs on his albums. The album was digitally remastered in 2007. The package included in a 20-page case-bound booklet with new pictures, prose and
What Bird is That? Edition What Bird is That?" was published by Australia's Heritage Publishing in 2011, the latest release of Cayley’s “big bird book” complete with Lindsey’s revisions. It is 832 pages, features 769 birds and includes all 460 of Cayley’s full-colour paintings, many showing groups of related birds. New to this edition was an accompanying e-book "What Bird Call is That?", which identifies and illustrates 101 birds from "What Bird is That?", as well as providing sound files of each featured bird’s distinctive call. The sound files were provided by David Stewart. "What Bird is That?" plays a central role in Australian