The complete bird owner's handbook

Getting started

Buying your bird

Suggestions for selecting the right bird for you

Your new bird

Do's and don't's

Health care

Creating a happy environment

Home safety, proper caging and travel tips

Nutrition

Feeding for health, vitality and longevity

Baby birds

Housing, feeding and weaning / Mike and Deb Morrison

Well-mannered parrot / Christine Davis

Restraint

Catching and holding safely

Grooming

Feathers, nails and beak

Medicine

Anatomy and physiology

Basics

Home physicals

In sickness and in health

Emergencies

Spills, thrills 'n' oops

Diseases

Aches, pains and problems

Veterinary care

Bird doctors, diagnostic testing and therapeutics

Home care for the sick bird

Basic first-aid measures

Loss of a pet

When the bond is broken

Everything you always wanted to know about ...: a species guide / Betty Byers Schmidt

Bird breeding

Before getting started / Betty Byers Schmidt

Environmentally friendly bird keeping

Bird organizations and publications

Avian research: the pet bird owner's role

Weights and measures.