Garden and Aviary Birds of India (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Garden and Aviary Birds of IndiaThe Parrots and Pigeons; The Parrot Order Generally - Typical Parrots - Ring-necked Parakeet - Plum-headed Parakeet - Rosella - Budgerigar - The Lories -For sten's Lorikeet - Harlequin Lorikeet - The Cockatoos - Cockatiel - The Pigeons - Tame Riwi-Dove - Wild Ring-Dove - Red Dove - Spotted Dove - Little Brown Dove - Bronze-wing Dove - Crested Dove - Hanial or Green Pigeon.Management of Captive Birds; Aviaries - Moveable Verandah Cages - Cages for Single Birds - Perches - Nesting Places - Cleaning - Feeding and Drinking-vessels - Food and Water - Grit, Lime and Salt - Rearing Young Birds - Breeding - Taming Wild-caught Birds -Handling Birds - Diseases and Accidents - The Best Birds to Keep - Transport of Birds.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.