ian@theory.cs.psu.edu (Ian Parberry) (02/04/90)
I am now the proud owner of ``small'' sulphur-crested cockatoo.
I am curious as to what I have. The books that I own aren't much help
(Duke of Bedford, "Parrots of the World", "All About the Parrots",
"Handbook of Cockatoos". The question is, is she Cacatua Galerita
Eleanora or one of the Cacatua Sulphurea clan?
How does one measure a bird? The Handbook lists Goffins as measuring
12 inches ("at no time have I seen a bird so uniform as the Goffins"),
and mine is 12 inches from head bone to tail tip. Using the same
technique, the new bird measures 15 inches. That seems too small
for an Eleanora, and too large for a Sulphurea. She's reputedly
1.5 to 2 years old, so perhaps she'll grow. But then there have
been reports of large Sulphureas and small Eleanoras.
Can anyone spread some light on the subject, or recommend more books?
The only other difference that the books agree on is the beak, and the
differences are so vaguely described that I can't form a judgement.
Why isn't there a rec.birds.aviculture? That seems a more elegant
solution than putting "INDOOR" in the subject line and chewing up
processor time with KILL files. I'd like to keep in contact with
fellow aviculturalists. Forgive me if I'm opening old wounds: I'm
new to this group.
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Ian Parberry ian@theory.cs.psu.edu ian@psuvax1.UUCP ian@psuvax1.BITNET
Dept of Computer Science, Penn State Univ, University Park, Pa 16802, USA
"Bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of an expanding bureaucracy"sbishop@desire.wright.edu (02/08/90)
> > Why isn't there a rec.birds.aviculture? That seems a more elegant > solution than putting "INDOOR" in the subject line and chewing up > processor time with KILL files. I'd like to keep in contact with > fellow aviculturalists. Forgive me if I'm opening old wounds: I'm > new to this group. > ____ > Ian Parberry ian@theory.cs.psu.edu I also would like to see a rec.birds.aviculture. I have parakeets and canaries and would like to swap info with someone on canaries. I had heard that they are fragile little birds and I have had serious problems with two birds that I bought from a breeder. Any one out there have 'small' indoor birds? Sue Bishop Sbishop@desire.wright.edu