bibliographies

Companion Birds and Aviculture:

Queen Mary Psalter (1310s), The British Library.

http://bestiary.ca/manuscripts/manugallery973.htm#

Cornelius-Cypria Detail, The Hours of Catherine Cleves (1435-60), page 247. The Morgan Library, http://www.themorgan.org/collections/works/cleves/manuscript.asp?id=1

Abbott’s cockatoo, “Rare Abbotts Cockatoo Seen in Indonesian Jungles and Jakarta Bird Market “http://www.xomba.com/rare_abbotts_cockatoo_seen_indonesian_jungles_and_jakarta_bird_market

Theological Miscellancy, (1236), The British Library. http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=8798&CollID=8&NStart=3244

Concordantiae caritatis A calandra lark sings in a cage (1349-1351)

http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7004791.JPG

Concordantiae caritatis A woman watches a parrot in a cage (1349-1351) http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7004927.jpg

Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus) from Indonesia. http://travel.mongabay.com/indonesia/images/sulawesi6551.html

A birdcage from the studiolo panels for the ducal palace of Federico da Montefeltro (1470-1480) from http://www.larsdatter.com/birdcages.htm

J. Preston, “Medieval Manuscripts at the Huntington: Supplement to De Ricci’s Census,” Chronica: a Newsletter Published by the Medieval Association of the Pacific 21 (1977) 2-9

Tang dynasty pot with parrot design (618-960 CE). Shaanxi history museum.

Bird Keeping Through the Ages --Cages

http://www.birdinfo.co.uk/sites/cages%20through%20the%20ages/cages_through_the_ages.htm

“White-robed Guanyin: The Sinicization of Buddhism in China Seen in the Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteshvara in Gender, Iconography, and Role” at http://www.fsu.edu/~arh/images/athanor/athxix/AthanorXIX_kim.pdf

Cornell Lab of Ornithology. African Collared Dove.

Manchu Bannerman "Liu" with gouldian finches. From 12/20/2005 post at http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/8785-pigtail-and-shaved-forehead/

Manet, “Woman with Parrot” at http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/manet/woman_with_parrot.jpg.html

Jan Steen. "The Effects of Intemperance" (1663-1665)

Raptors and Falconry

Gyrfalcon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjoinn1/3560245888/

Saker falcon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirpics/396784662/

Jurchen falconry equipment: http://www.eaglehunter.co.uk/Equipment/Chinese/Ch_Eq.html

References:

Companion Bird History and Period Sources on Companion Birds and Aviculture:

Boehrer, Bruce Thomas. Parrot Culture: Our 2500-Year-Long Fascination with the World’s Most Talkative Bird. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.

Schafer, Edward H. Golden Peaches of Samerkand: A Study of Tang Exotics. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1985.

Pigeon Vitality Club. "Introduction to the History of the Pigeon in Scandinavia. "

“Medieval & Renaissance Material Culture –Bird Cages” (Large collection of medieval scribal documents with aviculture as subject matter) http://www.larsdatter.com/birdcages.htm

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. Art of Falconry. 1250

Religion/Birds in religion:

Kim, Jeong-Eun. “White-robed Guanyin: The Sinicization of Buddhism in China Seen in the Chinese Transformation of Avalokiteshvara in Gender,

Iconography, and Role.” Athanor XIX (2001):17-25.

We Love Kwan She Im Phosa (facebook id). “Guanyin and the Filial Parrot.” http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=145811025434126

Parrots:

Pepperberg, I.M. The Alex Foundation http://www.alexfoundation.org/

Pepperberg, I.M., Vicinay, J., Cavanagh, P. (2008) The Müller-Lyer illusion is processed by a Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). Perception 37:765-781.

Pepperberg, I.M. (2007a). Grey parrots do not always ‘parrot’: Phonological awareness and the creation of new labels f rom existing vocalizations. Language Sciences 29: 1-13.

Pepperberg, I.M. (2006a). Ordinality and inferential abilities of a Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120: 205-216.

Pepperberg, I.M. (2006b). Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) numerical abilities: addition and further experiments on a zero-like concept. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120: 1-11.

Pepperberg, I.M., and Gordon, J.D. (2005). Number Comprehension by a Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Including a Zero-Like Concept. Journal of Comparative. Psychology, 2005, Vol. 119, No. 2, 197-209

Pepperberg, I.M. (2001). Lessons from cognitive ethology: Animal models for ethological computing. Proceedings of the First Conference on Epigenetic Robotics, C. Balkenius, J. Zlatev, H. Kozima, K. Dautenhahn, & C. Breazeal, Eds., Lund University Cognitive Science Series No. 85, Lund, Sweden,http://www.lucs.lu.se/Abstracts/LUCS_Studies/LUCS85.html (online only)

Pepperberg, I.M., Willner, M.R., and Gravitz, L.B. (1997). Development of Piagetian object permanence in a Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus). J. Comp. Psych. 111:63-75.

Pigeons and Pigeon Aviculture:

Rosemary Drisdelle. "The Facts about Pigeons and Doves: The Natural History of Pigeon Species and Their History with Humans"

John Pire. Streptopelia Risoria.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All About Birds: Rock Pigeon

Dr. Szecsenyi Istvan. "The Budapest Short Face"

Herbalism:

Production and Processing of Small Seeds for Birds. Edo Lin. Agricultural and Food Engineering Technical Report 1. 2005. Chapter 4 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5831e/y5831e06.htm

Nutritional Information at Drs Foster and Smith (specialty seed section) http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/NavResults.cfm?N=2003+113591.

Millet spray nutritional information courtesy Kaytee Pet Food company via Drs. Foster and Smith customer service.

"Nutritional Needs for All Sized Parrots" May 30, 2006 lecture by Dr. Anthony Pilny, DVM.

Walnut origin information at http://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/walnut.htm

Wikipedia listing on finger millet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_millet

Oat History at: http://innvista.com/health/foods/seeds/oats.htm

Nut history, origin, and nutritional content information at http://www.naturalhub.com/natural_food_guide_nuts_common.htm

Falconry:

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. Art of Falconry. 1250

Master Duncan Blackwater, mka Mark Shields. "Falconry". The Compleat Anachronist. 122 (Winter, 2004).

Additional information on falconry provided by members of Saint Bavon’s Company of Falconry at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scafalconers/

Asian History:

Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage (BMACH) (2006): Contest for the Southern Capital between the Liao, Song and Jin Dynasties. http://english.bjww.gov.cn/2006/7-19/18134.shtmlVersion of 2006-JUL-19

Openopia: Wanyan Aguda. http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/W%C3%A1ny%C3%A1n_%C4%80g%C7%94d%C7%8E

Wikipedia entry on Shiwei ethnic group: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiwei

Twitchett, Denis and Franke, Herbert. The Cambridge History of China: volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Silver Horde website: http://www.viahistoria.com/SilverHorde/index.html for numerous books and historical information on the Mongols. Gülügjab Tangghudai (Khan of Silver Horde) answered some specific questions on Mongol history that became part of this work.