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Tables of Contents for The Finch Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Considerations Before You Buy
1
5
Finches and Your Life
1
1
A Group of Finches
2
2
Taking a Vacation
4
1
Children and Finches
5
1
Finches and Other Pets
5
1
Buying Exotic Finches and Introducing Them into Your Home
6
5
Purchasing Tips
6
1
The New Home
7
1
The New Environment
8
3
Basic Rules for Housing and Care
11
13
A Good Environment
11
1
Lighting
11
1
Heating
12
1
Sleeping Habits
13
1
A Practical Cage
13
2
An Indoor Aviary
15
2
The Bird Room
17
1
Birdhouses
17
2
Outdoor Aviaries
19
1
Equipment
20
1
Common Dangers
21
1
Regular Care
22
1
Escape Is Deadly
23
1
Feeding Exotic Finches
24
6
Feeding Birds
24
1
Basic Food
24
4
Greens
28
1
Vitamins and Minerals
29
1
Calcium
29
1
Water
29
1
Mating Your Birds and Raising the Young
30
6
First Considerations
30
1
Pair Formation
31
1
Building a Nest
32
1
Egg Laying and Incubation
33
1
Hatching and Rearing
34
2
Diseases
36
8
External Signs
36
1
Initial Measures
36
1
Quarantine Cages
36
2
Medicine Cabinet for Birds
38
1
Common Disorders
38
5
Prevention Is Best
43
1
Understanding Exotic Finches
44
22
The Finch Family
44
1
Bird Anatomy
45
4
Body Language
49
3
Eating
52
1
Communal Behavior
53
5
Finch Songs
58
1
Pair Formation
58
1
Courtship Displays
59
3
Nesting Sites
62
1
The Mating Season
63
1
Brood Hosts
64
2
Descriptions of Exotic Finches
66
73
Explanation of Headings
67
1
Explanation of Specialized Terms
68
1
Important Species
69
70
Aviary Communities
139
3
Useful Addresses and Literature
142
2
Index
144