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Bird Song Recording Milestone Achieved by Brand Team
The Literary Digest notes that modern engineering finally captures birds songs after many failures. Albert Brand of the American Museum of Natural History led the recording setup based on voice equipment. The longest shot recorded the common oriole at 250 feet, with microphone and mirror over 100 yards away, yielding a clear sound picture.
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Literary Digest
Albert BR. Brand
American Museum of Natural History
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