At 03:42 PM 11/29/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>Swing around with it and he will catch it.
>
>As a matter of facts I made a Telinga several years ago with a 300 Ohm 1
>inch loudspeaker, which could be used both as a mic and speaker. I wouldn't
>say the recording quality was that good, but not that bad either. Very
>practical.
>
>Klas.
That is, according to my theory, exactly what a male calling Peacock does:
He swings his tail around behind him, facing his competition, and pointing
his parabola at potential (or heard) competitors, and shrieks his several
millewatt call at its focal point, thus beaming his maleness at a specific
direction through the dense vegetation. Of course the theory would be
helped immensely if anyone had ever showed that the rump feathers (aka
tail) could and do reflect sound . . . ;^)
Saludos,
Marty Michener
MIST Software Associates
PO Box 269, Hollis, NH 03049
EnjoyBirds - El software que migra contigo. Now shipping.
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