A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatiels. Practical advice on the care and accommodation of these popular birds, plus a survey of colour forms.
London: Salamander Books, 1989. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
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A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatoos: A comprehensive survey of these distinctive birds with practical advice on their care and breeding.
London: Salamander Books, 1990. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
Parrots of Australasia.
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1949. Small quarto, colour plates, photographs, lacks dustwrapper. More
Parrots and related birds.
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
New World parrots in crisis: solutions from conservation biology.
Washington: Smithsonian, 1992. Octavo, black and white photographs, paperback. More
The birds of Africa, volume three: Parrots to woodpeckers.
London: Academic Press, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Quest for the Kakapo.
Auckland: Heinemann Reed, 1989. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. The salvaging of the last remaining Kakapos and the subsequent breeding successes is probably the greatest story of modern conservation ornithology. More
Parrots: the animal answer guide.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, maps, paperback. WAS $40. This guide provides detailed, factual answers to questions such as what parrots eat in the wild, why so many species live in the Amazon, how intelligent parrots are, and what is the world's rarest parrot? The beautiful plumage..... More
Australian parrots.
Brisbane: Alexander Editions, (2002. third revised edition). Quarto, colour plates by William T. Cooper. Handsome red full calf and cloth-backed slipcase, limited to 95 numbered copies signed by both author and artist. The deluxe edition, originally priced at $850. We also have stocks of the trade edition [stock record 35064]..... More
Australian parrots.
Brisbane: Alexander Editions, (2002. third revised edition). Quarto, colour plates by William T. Cooper, a fine copy in dustwrapper. Australian Parrots was first published in 1969 with tipped-in photographs by Len Robinson and was an immediate success. A second edition, with a substantially revised text and illustrated by William T...... More
Australian parrots.
Melbourne: Lansdowne, (1980. second edition). Folio, colour plates. Publisher's full green calf, limited to 1000 copies numbered and signed by author and artist, a very good set in the publisher's solander box. More
Australian parrots.
Sydney: Lansdowne Editions, (1981. second edition). Small folio, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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The birds of Australia, volume five [facsimile, the parrot volume].
Melbourne: Hill House, 1989. Folio, 92 colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, fine copy. More
Parrot incubation procedures.
Prahran: Black Cockatoo Press, 1989. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. More
Parrots: a guide to parrots of the world.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 88 colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first identification guide to parrots. One-fifth of the world's parrots are on the threatened list and this book includes up-to-date information on their conservation Winner of the 1999 British Library Association's McColvin Medal for..... More
Parrots: a guide to parrots of the world.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 88 colour plates, maps, faulty end paper. The first identification guide to parrots. One-fifth of the world's parrots are on the threatened list and this book includes up-to-date information on their conservation Winner of the 1999 British Library Association's McColvin Medal for an..... More
Spix's macaw: the race to find the world's rarest bird.
London: Fouth Estate, (2002. first edition). Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. The last Spix's Macaw in the wild has died and now all that is left is a captive population. This book traces the history of Spix's Macaw and tells the dramatic story of the international resuce operation, and of..... More
Perroquets et perruches.
Paris: Editions Boubee, 1962. Tall octavo, eight colour plates by Paul Barruel, a very good copy. More
Endangered parrots.
Poole: Blandford Press, (1984. first edition). Quarto, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Go west for Parrots! A South American odyssey.
Mansfield: Insignis Publications, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. The author's adventures through South America over the course of 33 years are described in this book highlighting her experiences with parrots and other birds along with the people and the culture of this region. More
A guide to Grey parrots as pet and aviary birds.
Tweed Heads: Australian Bird Keeper, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Comprehensive information on African grey parrots in the wild and in captivity as an aviary and companion bird. Covers topics of history, in the wild, worldwide trade, subspecies, physical characteristics, colour mutations and abnormal colouration. In captivity - accomodation..... More
A guide to Grey parrots as pet and aviary birds.
Tweed Heads: Australian Bird Keeper, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Comprehensive information on African grey parrots in the wild and in captivity as an aviary and companion bird. Covers topics of history, in the wild, worldwide trade, subspecies, physical characteristics, colour mutations and abnormal colouration. In captivity - accomodation for..... More
A guide to Grey parrots as pet and aviary birds.
Tweed Heads: Australian Bird Keeper, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. Comprehensive information on African grey parrots in the wild and in captivity as an aviary and companion bird. Covers topics of history, in the wild, worldwide trade, subspecies, physical characteristics, colour mutations and abnormal colouration. In captivity - accomodation..... More
Hancock House encyclopedia of lories.
Blaine: Hancock House, 1998. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards. The first part is an encyclopedia covering nearly 100 different subjects from aviaries to conservation and folklore to nest sites. In the second part, the biology of every species is described under standard headings which provide detailed descriptions of plumage..... More