Author of the highly regarded A Guide to Pigeons, Doves & Quail, Dr Danny Brown has produced this superlative title on pheasants and waterfowl. The informative, easy-to-read text is lavishly supported with beautiful colour images throughout. Covering all aspects of caring, housing, management and breeding of these unique birds, this title is a credit to the author and an ideal reference source.

Contents include General Management, Housing, Compatibility and Hybridisation, Restraint and Handling, Flight Restriction, Nesting Facilities, Reproductive Manipulation and Sexing, Incubation Troubleshooting, Nutrition, Making the Most of your Avian Veterinarian, Choosing your Stock, Common Diseases and Disorders and Administration of Medications.

Species include Waterfowl: Magpie Goose, Black Swan, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Cape Barren Goose, Grass Whistling Duck, Water Whistling Duck, Burdekin Duck, Ruddy Shelduck, Australian Shelduck, New Zealand Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, Grey Teal, Chestnut Teal, Pacific Black Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Pink-eared Duck, Freckled Duck, Australian Wood Duck, Green Pygmy-goose, White Pygmy-goose, Mandarin Duck, Carolina Duck, White-eyed Duck, New Zealand Scaup, Australian Blue-billed Duck, Musk Duck. Pheasants: Silver Pheasant, Swinhoe=s Pheasant, Siamese Fireback Pheasant, Nepal Kalij Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Lady Amherst=s Pheasant, Reeves’ Pheasant, Ring-necked Pheasant, Red Junglefowl, Blue Peafowl, Green Peafowl, Guineafowl, Chukar Partridge.

248 pages
Author: Dr Danny Brown
$63.00 Canadian
ISBN 0 9587102 36

Covering 13 of the most popular conures kept as pet or aviary birds throughout the world, this 112-page title is packed with easy-to-read, highly usable information and features full colour superb photographs throughout.

Combined with their own experiences, Ray Dorge and Gail Sibley have recorded the results of extensive research through interviews with a number of successful conure breeders.

Covering such topics as Conure Behaviour, Obtaining a Conure, Husbandry, Housing, Diet and Nutrition, Diseases and Disorders, Pet Quality and Mutations, this title is sure to satisfy all fanciers and breeders of these parrots.

Species covered include: Sharp-tailed Conure, Golden-crowned Conure, Janday Conure, Sun Conure, Dusky-headed Conure, Patagonian Conure, Queen of Bavaria=s Conure, Nanday Conure, Fiery-shouldered Conure, Maroon-bellied Conure, Green-cheeked Conure, Crimson-bellied Conure and the Painted Conure.

112 pages
Authors: Ray Dorge and Gail Sibley
$34.50 Canadian
ISBN 0 9577024 34

Completely reformatted and revised including new sections on Lories and Lorikeets as Pets, Diseases and Disorders, Colour Mutations and Breeding Expectations, this title is bigger, better and more colourful than the highly successful original edition. Peter’s exceptional photography again is beautifully supportive of the informative text which together make this a must-have title.

Contents

In the Wild, Lories and Lorikeets in Captivity, Diseases and Disorders, Lory and Lorikeet Species, Mutations.

Species

Black Lory, Duyvenbode’s Lory, Yellow-streaked Lory, Cardinal Lory, Black-winged Lory, Blue-streaked Lory, Red Lory, Red and Blue Lory, Violet-necked Lory, Dusky Lory, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-collared Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Ornate Lorikeet, Green-naped Lorikeet, Mitchell’s Lorikeet, Weber’s Lorikeet, Edward’s Lorikeet, Rosenberg’s Lorikeet, Massena’s Lorikeet, Perfect Lorikeet, Goldie’s Lorikeet, Mt Apo Lorikeet, Varied Lorikeet, Black-capped Lory, Chattering Lory, Yellow-bibbed Lory, Purple-naped Lory, Purple-bellied Lory, Stella’s Lory, Musk Lorikeet, Little Lorikeet, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Musschenbroek’s Lorikeet.

152 pages
Author: Peter Odekerken
$38.70 Canadian
ISBN: 0 9577024 4 2

This title, that has taken Australian author, Dr Terry Martin BVSc, some five years to complete, is the most definitive, collective work ever attempted on this intriguing and contentious subject. Drawing on information from specialist parrot mutation breeders from all over the world, Terry Martin has collated over 700 colour photographs in this 296-page soft and hardcover title within text that is both approachable and easily understood.

Presented in three parts, the author takes the reader through a comfortable and absorbing introduction to understanding the basic principles of mutations and colour genetics in the first two parts. The information has been supported throughout with a plethora of colour photography resulting in a highly digestible and understandable journey. Part three is for the adventurous, being the technical manifest of genetics in parrots.

Over 80 species of parrot are discussed with numerous examples of breeding outcomes to assist the breeder in understanding how various mutations can be bred and developed. The underlying objective throughout this book is Terry’s attempt to standardise the naming of colour mutations internationally. All in all a compelling read that will undoubtedly stand the test of time and become a major reference source for many years to come.

Contents: Part 1—Understanding Mutations, Understanding Basic Genetics, Establishment of New Mutations Primary Colour Mutations, Key to Naming Mutations. Part 2—Combinations of Mutations. Part 3—Scientific Investigation of Colour Morphs, Loci for Colour in Parrots, Index of Primary Mutations by Species.

296 pages
Author: Dr Terry Martin
$70.00 Canadian
ISBN: 0 9577024 7 7 (Hardcover) ISBN: 0 9577024 6 9 (Softcover)

This handbook provides a complete overview to the selection, keeping, management and care of both pet and aviary birds from individual pets to larger aviary complexes. Topics include Choosing your Bird, Housing and Keeping Pet Birds, Housing and Keeping Aviary Birds, Aviary Design, Construction and Management, Plantscaping your Aviary, Nutrition and Feeding, Breeding and Husbandry, General Management and Health and Disease. A must for the novice, the serious aviculturist and all pet bird owners.

128 pages
Edited by: ABK Publications
$33.00 Canadian
ISBN 0 9587102 9 5

Published in six glossy, colourful and informative issues per year, each containing regular features and articles on all popular cage/aviary birds. Articles are written by top breeders/aviculturists and veterinarians from all over the world and feature information on the care, management and breeding of pet and aviary birds.

58 pages
Edited by: ABK Publications
$11.00 Canadian
ISSN 1030-8954