By Gordon and Joyce Paech We agree with Mark SHEPHARD, in his book “Aviculture in Australia”, that a much more appropriate name to describe the two varieties of Kakarikis held in aviaries in Australia are Red-crowned and Yellow-crowned, instead of Red-fronted and Yellow-fronted. Both have a red frontal area. Yellow-crowned...
Bob White Quail (Colinus virginanus virginianus) I
By H. O. King Distribution: Eastern United States of America.Description: Cock. White throat and white eyebrow stripe which extends downwards to the neck. There is a black band running through the eyes and bordering the white of the throat. The back upper breast and wings are rust-brown with yellow and...
Breeding Galahs
By Muffy’s Mum Last year l achieved my greatest ambition, to breed Galahs. That may not so wonderful, until you stop to think that nearly every Galah in captivity in Australia is a family pet in a small cage. Nearly all of them were born wild, and taken from the...
The Yellow-rumped Mannikin
By Mark O’Connor, Mount Gambier mouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonmouseover buttonThe Yellow-rumped MannikinBy Mark O’Connor, Mount GambierIntroductionMark, the author of the following article, has been interested in aviculture since about 1990. Now at age 12 he has enjoyed considerable breeding successes with his birds. His main involvement...
Keeping and Breeding the Eastern Rosella
By Shane Fairlie Due to its striking colour, pleasant whistle and general hardiness, the Eastern Rosella, (Platycercus eximius) has always been a popular aviary bird, having first been bred in Spain in 1863.DescriptionFor people like me who have trouble imagining what a bird looks like from a written description, the...
My Experience with Double-barred Finches
By Jack Smith Although I had kept most Australian and foreign finches over the past thirty years, until very recently the Double-barred finch (Poephila bichenovii) was one Australian finch which I had never had in my aviaries.In September, 1983, I purchased one pair of the black-rumped race and from this...