http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxiv, 320 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311) and index.