PSITTACIFORMES
(Parrots, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories, Lorikeets)

The titles listed under these headings are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Price is for the cloth (hardback) edition unless indicated otherwise. Buteo Books makes
every effort to keep these titles in stock, but both price and availability are subject to change.

1123. BATES, Henry J. and Robert L. BUSENBARK. Parrots and Related Birds. Third edition. TFH, 1969, 1978. Color photos. Complete information for the beginner hobbyist and the experienced aviculturist. 543 pp. $29.95

1124. BEISSINGER, Steven R. & Noel F.R. SNYDER. New World Parrots in Crisis: Solutions from Conservation Biology. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. With abstracts in Spanish. 288 pp. $35.00

1125. BEYNON, Peter H., General Editor. Manual of Psittacine Birds. Iowa State University Press. A new edition of Manual of Parrots, Budgerigars, and Other Psittacine Birds (1988). Color illus. 240 pp. Paper. $84.95

1126. BURGER, Joanna. The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship. Villard, 2001. 245 pp. $23.95

23-284. CARTER, Paul. Parrot. Reaktion Books, 2005. A historical, cultural and scientific exploration of the parrot. Considers the species in myth, literature, art and life. Filled with illustrations and a wealth of fascinating facts. 224 pp. Paper. $19.95

1127. CLINTON-EITNIEAR, Jack, Editor. Proceedings of the First Mesoamerican Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Macaws. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 4-7, 1991. Misc. Publication #1 of the Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Inc. 1991. 73 pp. Spiral. $15.00

1128. COOPER, William T. and Joseph M. FORSHAW. Cockatoos: A Portfolio of all Species. Nokomis Editions, 2001. Twenty-one color plates by COOPER with accompanying text by FORSHAW. Limited to a Collectors' Edition of 460 sets, each plate hand-numbered and presented in a Solander-style box covered in green cloth with a gold blocked front and burgundy lining. Paintings reproduced to original size, 29½ x 22½ inches. Special order.Call for Quote

DEL HOYO, Josep, Andrew ELLIOTT, and Jordi SARGATAL, Editors. Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Sandgrouse, Pigeons And Doves, Cockatoos, Parrots, Turacos, Cuckoos. 1997. The most complete natural history information available, heavily illustrated with spectacular color photos and color plates. 679 pp. $250.00

See further details about the Handbook of the Birds of the World series

1129. DIAMOND, Judy and Alan B. BOND. Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot. California, 1999. 230 pp. $29.95

1130. EMISON, W.B., C.M. BEARSELL, and I.D. TEMBY. The Biology and Status of the Long-billed Corella in Australia. Proceedings of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 211-247,1994. Paper. $7.00

23-232. FORSHAW, Joseph. Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide. Princeton, 2006. Illustrated by Frank KNIGHT. Over 350 species, with more than 120 color plates, b&w illustrations, maps. Ecology, behavior, complete natural history. 400 pp. $65.00

1131. FORSHAW, Joseph. Parrots of the World. Third [Revised] Edition. Landsdowne Editions, 1989. Almost 500 species and subspecies illustrated in color by William COOPER. Detailed text, maps. 672 pp. $115.00

1132. FORSHAW, Joseph M. and William T. COOPER. Australian Parrots. Third [revised] edition. Alexander Editions, 2002. 62 color plates. Expanded section on Australian Parrots in Aviculture, illustrated with three new plates by COOPER. 640 pp. $95.00; On Sale for $45.00

1133. Deluxe Collector's Issue of above title bound in full red variegated buffalo calf, with a Wicotex Snowdon cloth covered slip case. Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author and the artist. Contact us to inquire about availability.

24-222. HARCOURT-BROWN, Nigel and John CHITTY, Editors. BSAVA Manual of Psittacine Birds, Second Edition. Blackwell Publishing, 2005. Biology, anatomy, behavior and nutrition, species. Illustrated. 320 pp. $159.99

1134. HOMBERGER, Dominique G. The Lingual Apparatus of the African Grey Parrot. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 39, 1986. 233 pp. $30.00

1135. HOPPE, Dieter. The World of Amazon Parrots. T.F.H., 1992. 192 pp. $35.95

1136. JUNIPER, Tony and Mike PARR. Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. Yale/Pica Press, 1997. 88 color plates by five artists. Detailed identification guide with information on ecology and conservation. 584 pp. $60.00

1137. LOW, Rosemary. Hancock House Encyclopedia of the Lories. Hancock House Publishers, 1998. Color photos. 432 pp. $99.00

1138. LOW, Rosemary. Keeping Parrots. Blandford, 1985. 96 pp. Paper. $9.95

1139. LOW, Rosemary. Lories and Lorikeets. TFH, 1990. 180 pp. Paper. $19.95

24-233. LUESCHER, Andrew. Manual of Parrot Behavior. Blackwell Publishing, 2006. Normal and abnormal psittacine behavior, with techniques of diagnosis and treatment for clinicians. 260 pp. $79.99

1140. McKINLEY, Daniel. The Carolina Parakeet in Florida. Gainesville: Florida Ornithological Society, 1985. Special Publication No. 2. 65 pp. Paper. $10.00

1141. OLNEY, P.J.S., and Fiona A. FISKEN, Editors. International Zoo Yearbook, Volume 37: Psittacines. Zoological Society of London, 2000. 32 papers on threats, conservation, and education. 440 pp. Bumped corners. $155.00

1142. PASQUIER, Roger F., editor. Conservation of New World Parrots. Smithsonian/ICBP, 1981. 485 pp. Paper. $24.95

28-237. PEPPERBERG, Irene. Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process. HarperCollins, 2008. The famous African Grey parrot named Alex and how he changed what we know about animal intelligence. 240 pp. Hardcover - $23.95; Paperback (large print edition) - $23.95

1143. SILVA, Tony. A Monograph of Endangered Parrots. Pickering: Silvio Mattacchione, 1989. Color plates. In depth coverage of 51 rare species. 356 pp. $175.00

1144. SILVA, Tony. A Monograph of Macaws and Conures. Pickering: Silvio Mattacchione, 1994. 490 pp. Forty color paintings by Eric PEAKE. $175.00

1145. SNYDER, Noel F.R., James W. WILEY & Cameron B. KEPLER. The Parrots of Luquillo: Natural History and Conservation of the Puerto Rican Parrot. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1987. 384 pp. $29.50

Single-species monographs in the Birds of North America series:

667. Carolina Parakeet. N.F.R. Snyder and K. Russell. 2002. 36 pp. - $7.50

322. Monk Parakeet. Mark F. Spreyer & Enrique H. Bucher. 1998. 24 pp. - $7.50

386-387. White-winged Parakeet and Yellow-chevroned Parakeet. Donald Brightsmith. 1999. 24 pp. - $7.50

292. Red-crowned Parrot. E.C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich & K.M. Hogan. 1997. 20 pp. - $7.50

406. Thick-billed Parrot. N.F.R. Snyder, E.C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich, & M.A. Cruz-Nieto. 1999. 24 pp. - $7.50

See also the complete Birds of North America list.