BREEDING THE RED & YELLOW BARBET IN CAPTIVITY by Maarten de Ruiter
The author, who lives in the Netherlands, writes about the breeding of this East African barbet in the UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and USA.
OBSERVATIONS ON SEED-EATING PIGEONS by Philip Schofield
Philip describes his experiences since 1967 keeping and in several instances breeding species of seed-eating pigeons.
THE ANDEAN TINAMOU Nothoprocta pentIandii IN CAPTIVITY by Chris Smith
An account of what is believed to have been the first captive breeding of this species, which took place in 1998 at Oklahoma City Zoo. It is illustrated with a b/w photo of an adult, and colour photos of this species' eggs (which are chocolate brown with a purple sheen) and a chick aged about one week old.
CHESTER ZOO BIRD REVIEW 2000 by Roger Wilkinson
Roger's colour photos of Chester's immature male Red Bird of Paradise, a White-eared Catbird and one of the pair of St Lucia Amazon Parrots, illustrate this review of the many happenings and breedings in the extensive bird collection during 2000.
BREEDING THE VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON Goura victoria AT BRISTOL ZOO GARDENS by Nigel Simpson
Bristol Zoo's Overseer of Birds describes in considerable detail the breeding of this the largest and most spectacular of all the pigeons. A colour photo shows a family group of these pigeons and there are a number of graphs.
There are reviews of several books, including Birds of Africa, The Action Plan for Australian Birds and the Portfolio of Cockatoos, followed by a number of news items and obituaries to Prof. S. DillonRipley (a Vice President of Avicultural Society 1986-1991) and Don Eckelberry.
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