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Updated Review ofThis Fine Book, "Monograph ofEndangered Parrots" by Sheldon Dingle Los Angeles, California I've been reading reviews and lis­ from a jungle expedition and is tug­ tening to comments on Silva's A ging your coat sleeve while he tells Monograph ofEndangered Parrots every detail. for many month now. Perhaps this To my mind, it is this very personal AFA raffle of that volume is a good sense of urgency that raises this book reason for me to update the com­ above the level of the ordinary, dry, ments I made in the Watchbird Dec/ research-library study we so often try Supporting the AFA Conservation Jan '89 preview. to read. Silva is concerned about the Fund makes these projects possible: That preview was made upon read­ plight of endangered parrots; he has -Breeding Biology of the Bahama ing the manuscript and examining been there, has seen the deforesta­ Amazon slides of the paintings. The preview tion, the trapping, the mishandling of -Status and Conservations of the ended upon an affirmative note captive specimens. Cape in Southern Africa saying, "Silva's Monograph of This is not always easy reading. -Ecology, Breeding Biology and Endangered Parrots is an extra­ Silva's writing style is complex rather Conservation of the Yellow­ ordinary volume that combines the than simple but the message comes shouldered Amazon in Margarita, efforts of a very important world through loud and clear. I noted sev­ Venezuela class authority on parrots with a eral typos in the text Gust as I find in -Study on the Impact of Hurricane bright new star in the avian art world nearly every book I read) but they are Gilbert on Psittacine Populations in and packaged in a masterpiece of the insignificant and in no way obscure bookmaker's art." the facts and philosophy inherent in -The Genetics of the Puerto Rican Now that I own a copy of the sub­ the volume. Parrot scriber's edition (an excellent bargain The facts surrounding the decline -Status of the Hyacinth and at S140) I can reaffirm what I wrote of many parrot species are detailed Glaucous in and in the preview cited above. The and well laid out. The philosophy of Paraguay AFA is, of course, raffling the collec­ conservation that can be applied to -Natural History of El Oro Parakeet tor's edition (a S1,000 value) which is boost the birds' chances of survival is in Ecuador bound half in goatskin and half in well thought out, hopeful yet -Macaw Conservation in Belize and marbled paper, has a hand tooled realistic. Honduras spine inlaid with 23 carat gold and is The AFA is to be commended for its -Yellow-lored Parrot Conservation signed by the author and artist. I have continuing efforts to raise money for in Mexico been informed that the Huntington bird conservation. Silva's Monograph Assist us in continuing this criti­ Library, San Marino, California, exam­ ofEndangered Parrots is the perfect cally important work. Use the enve­ ined the remarque edition and found vehicle for more fund raising. lope included in the center of this it to be well within the standards of Publisher Mattacchione deserves our magazine, fill out the tickets and quality for fine hand-bound books. I gratitude for his generous gift. I enclose your check. All donations are presume the same workmanship and should hope this raffle will raise tax deductible. A drawing will be con­ materials apply to the collector's 50,000 or more; after all, that ducted at the annual AFA Winter edition also. requires only a portion of our mem­ Regional Meeting, to be held Presi­ The text is identical in all three bership to put in 320 apiece. dent's Day weekend, 1991. You need editions and the text, of course, is the If you fail to win this volume in the not be present to win. Void where most important part of any book and, raffle, I heartily recommend that you prohibited by law. One ticket is in this case, it is very good. It is well go out and purchase a copy. One way $10.00 or all four tickets for $35.00. organized, very interesting and infor­ or another, every parrot lover should • See ~Vatchbi1"Cl, Vol. XV, No.6, Dec/Jan 1989, mative and rather personal. One gets have and study A Monograph of page 47 for a review of this outstanding book. the feeling that Silva has just returned Endangered Parrots.• 44 April/May 1990