Parrots: The Animal Answer Guide

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Parrots: The Animal Answer Guide This page intentionally left blank Parrots The Animal Answer Guide Matt Cameron The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2012 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2012 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cameron, Matt, 1964– Parrots : the animal answer guide / Matt Cameron. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4214-0543-8 (hdbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4214-0544-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4214-0659-6 (electronic) — ISBN 1-42140543 -1 (hdbk. : alk paper) — ISBN 1-4214-0544-X (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-4214-0659-4 (electronic) 1. Parrots—Miscellanea. I. Title QL696.P7C319 2012 598.71—dc23 2011047315 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. To Christine, Katelyn, and Alana This page intentionally left blank I was awakened at 5 a.m. by a whirring noise, and looked out of the sleep-out to see Shellies [Budgerigars] in millions. They went on with hardly a break until about 8 a.m. They were like clouds at times, and actually darkened the sky, a very wonderful sight. An estimate of the number would be impossible, but I could say that they were passing for three hours, and any number from one to ten millions must have passed every ten minutes. Byron McLachlan, South Australia, 1932 This page intentionally left blank ...