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Situated which comprise the most common land addressed stamped envelope IS A S E) one thousand miles from the east coast of birds (e.g., common mynahs and barred AVIAN PUBLICATIONS Africa and two thousand miles from the ground doves); the seabirds, some of 310 Mana Oove. Oept AFA. Wausau. WI 54401 (715) 842·9995 Indian mainland, these islands are cer­ them counted in millions, on the out­ tainly remote. The nearest land mass is lying islands, the migrants; and the the Malagasy Republic (formerly Mada­ endemic species. l...l .... ..L. ...... gascar), 650 miles distant. Almost without exceptlOn the latter 34 EXQUISITE FULL COLOR PHOTO POSTER OF THE MOST POPULAR COCKATIEL MUTATIONS by George D. Dodge & Dale R. Thompson are rare or not numerous. All the islands High quality are small and some species are confined lithography that to a single island. On Praslin, for exam­ carefully defines ple, which measures seven miles long each subtle color. and two miles wide, is found the black Print size, 18" x24" parrot. The conservation of parrots found on small islands holds a special in­ $6.95 terest for me. Having seen how rapidly includes tax, increasing human populations on a shipping & handling number of Caribbean islands have For overseas orders please placed severe pressure on the Amazon add $3.50 additional postage. parrots found there, bringing some order from: species to the brink of extinction, I wanted to investigate the situation in AMERICAN comparable circumstances in the Indian FEDERATION OF Ocean. Could anything that I was able to AVICULTURE learn about the black parrot aid the sur­ P.O. BOX 1568 vival of the Amazon parrots which so REDONDO BEACH desperately need man's help? CALIFORNIA 90278 The black parrot belongs to the genus Coracopsis which contains only two species, the larger Vasa parrot (c. vasa) from Malagasy and the Comoro Islands and C. nigra whose distribution addi­ FEEDER INSECTS tionally includes Praslin. The smallest HIGHEST QUALITY·· MAXIMUM NUTRITION sub-species c.n. barklyi, is found there. FOR ZOOS, AQUARIUMS AND AVIARIES One of the unique features of the If you do not have a standing order with us now -- contact us for our best price. members of this genus is the plumage We can furnish what you need-when you need it. which is uniform greyish brown or Many major zoos throughout the country now use our grubs, brown. In coloration these are the dullest and references can be given on our good quality and prompt service. parrots in the world. A few Vasas have been kept by zoos and aviculturisrs but MEALWORMS FLY LARVAE WAXWORMS they are not well known and attract at­ Th.lJv.li.st and hardi.st A soft-bodl.d Th. b.st 8•• Moth on the mark.t whit. grub larva. availabl. anywh.r. tention mainly for their drab coloration. Little is known about the Coracopsis in 1,000 $ 3.50 1,000 $ 7.00 1,000 $11.00 general so, in April of this year my hus­ 5,000 12.50 5,000.. .. .. 30.00 5,000 50.00 band and I visited Praslin to learn what ABOVE PRICES INCLUDE ALL SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES we could of the black parrot. On arrival Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) are widely in Mahe, the main island of Seychelles, I used and are well-known as feed for birds. went to the offices of the Department of The Fly Larva (8arcophaga bullatal. are Agriculture to meet Lindsay Chong Seng excellent if you are having trouble with chiten in your feed. The Bee Moth Larvae who is responsible for conservation of the (GalJeria mellonella l is a little more expen­ native fauna. sive but if this is what you need we have My first question to him was a leading quality. We can furnish the size you need -­ just let us know. one: was there a recent estimate of the population? He told me that in 1970 PHONE OR WRITE FOR LARGE QUANTITY PRICES members of the Young Scientists' Socie­ ty from Seychelles College had carried our some work on the black parrot from E}rubce·lnc. which they concluded that the popula­ tion numbered about one hundred Box 2001 W• Hamilton, Ohio 45015 • (513) 863·4937 birds. In June of that year, all firearms 35 Mary E. McDemas Jeri SantiagC' Beverly McFadden Robert Scerbo April 1983 Lee McFaul Nita Scherr Mike D. McGee J oarme Marie Schick Anne S. Mcintyre Julianne Schmidt Joe Mclaughlin Ronald L. Schmidt AFA Fund-Raiser June D. 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