Keeping And Breeding Finches And Seed-Eaters

by Russell Kingston

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Ships from USA to contiguous USA. Hardcover with jacket in good+ condition with a few text areas highlighted (worst example in pic). Everything is legible, jacket is very good as are the covers and all contents except as noted. Priced accordingly. “Keeping and Breeding Finches and Seed-eaters” by Russell Kingston is a substantial 526 page reference work. It is a comprehensive avicultural guide written by Australian author and respected aviculturist Russell Kingston who began keeping and breeding these birds in 1956 and became a leading authority, it builds on his earlier 1994 book A Complete Manual for the Keeping and Breeding of Finches. It is widely regarded as a definitive, well-researched, practical work. Key topics include: • Preparation and stock acquisition • Housing (including birdrooms and international methods) • Husbandry, breeding, ethology • Nutrition and health • Trouble-shooting • Detailed family/species accounts grouped for avicultural relevance: Emberizidae, Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Ploceidae, Viduanae, etc. It features over 270 color photographs (many by the author or contributors), distribution maps for species, and practical insights from Kingston’s extensive personal experience plus input from other breeders for certain species. An additional ~17 species are covered compared to the prior manual. It emphasizes successful breeding, welfare, and real-world husbandry for both Australian and exotic finches/seed-eaters. It is considered one of the standout wo

• Publisher: Indruss Productions
• Year: 1998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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