- (Australia)
Land of Parrots
R.J. McMillan, Parrot Society of Australia News, Mar/Apr 1992. An
historical sketch of parrots from 397 BC to the present, focusing on the
first recorded sightings of various Australian species.
- A
Major Event
Steve Groom, Parrot Society of Australia News, Jan/Feb 1997. A remarkable
success story of breeding Major Mitchell cockatoos, after 10 years of frustration.
- Another
Lesson in Aviary Management Kevin Goulter, Parrot Society of Australia News,
Jul/Aug 1993. X-rays show a Blue Bonnet cock bird with a (fatal) heavy concentration
of metal in the gizzard. Can the hen be saved?
- Avian
Nutrition
Dr Adrian Gallagher, Parrot Society of Australia News, Sep/Oct 1995
. Psittacine dietary requirements: water, protein, fat, energy & vitamins.
- Bird
Thieves Run Rampant - Justice Served Dave Johnson & Damian Dunemann, Parrot Society
of Australia News, Sep/Oct 1996. In late 1996 three thieves answered
ads in local papers and magazines and after visiting several aviaries, returned
late at night to steal the birds. In 1998 their sentence was handed down
in the Brisbane District Court.
- Breeding
King Parrots
Kerry Britnell, Parrot Society of Australia News, Mar/Apr 1996.
One member successfully achieves breeding of King parrots.
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