Click on the Blue outlined books to see the cover larger and read some brief notes on the book. (Under Construction) Newsletters & Magazines, I receive on a regular basis:
DoveLine, Bi-Monthly newsletter of the American Dove Association, A GREAT reference!
The Canadian Dove Association Newsletter, Quartly newsletter of the C.D.A, full of good info.
Columbidae, The newsletter of the Pigeons and Doves Society of the United Kingdom, 4 to 5 issues per year full of great information on Wild and Foreign Doves overseas. Good publication and club.
Game Bird And Conservationists' Gazette, Bi-Monthly Magazine covering a wide variety of birds and fowl. Good quality articles and classifieds.
Books In My Library:
Doves and Pigeons:
A Guide to... Pigeons, Doves & Quail (Their Management, Care & Breeding), by Danny Brown.
Aloft, A meditation on Pigeons and Pigeon Flying, by Stephen J. Bodio.
Behavior and Taxonomic Status of The Socorro Dove, by Luis F. Baptista, Boarman & Kandianidas.
Birmingham Roller, by William Pensom.
De Lachduif, by Hein van Grouw (Book on Ringneck Doves by Mr. Hein van Grouw, National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, the Netherlands.)
Diamond Doves, A Guide to Colors and Care, by Jeff Downing.
Dove Talk, by George J. Schutt.
Doves, by Michael Gos.
Doves, A Complete Pet Owner's Manual, by Matthew Vriends.
Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds, by Wendell Levi.
Feral Pigeons, by Richard F.Johnston and Marian Janiga.
Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds, Orders Galliformes & Columbiformes, by Arthur Cleveland Bent, 1932, US National Museum Bulletin 162.
Pigeons, A Complete Pet Owner's Manual, by Matthew Vriends.
Pigeons and Doves of Australia, by H.J. Frith.
Pigeons and Doves of the World, by David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox.
Pigeons and Doves of the World, 3rd Edition, by Derek Goodwin.
Pigeons Everywhere, by Lilo Hess.
Ringneck Dove Colors, First & Second Edition, by Professor Bob Lockhart.
Ringneck Doves - Their Care & Enjoyment, by Art Moddler.
The Book of the Pigeon and of Wild Foreign Doves, by Carl A. Naether.
The Book of the Racing Pigeon, by Carl A. Naether.
The Handbook of Birds of the World - Vol 4, Sandgrouse to Curkoos , by Del Hoyo, Elliott, Sargatal & Cabot, (Works by Dr. Louis Baptista through Pigeon and Dove Section.)
The Pigeon, by Wendell Levi, 1 copy each of First and Second Editions.
The Pigeon Breeders Notebook, an Introduction to Pigeon Genetics, by Joe W. Quinn.
The Silent Sky "The incredible Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, 1965, by Allan Eckert, Author of The Great Auk.
The Strain-Makers, by "Old Hand" of Pigeon Racing News and Gazette, 4th Edition.
Quail:
The Care, Breeding and Genetics of: The Button Quail, by Garrie Landry.
The Chinese Painted Quail, "The Button Quail", Their Breeding and Care, by Leland B. Hayes, Ph.D.
Quail Management Handbook, by A.S. Jackson.
General, Ornothology and Other Bird Books:
All About Finches, and Related Seed-Eating Birds, by Ian Harman and Dr. Matthew Vriends.
Bantams and How to Keep, by C.A. House.
Birds - Their Life, Their Ways, Their World, Readers Digest Edition.
Bird Eggs, The visual Guide...., by Michael Walters.
Birds of America, The Red, Blue and Green Books, 1931, by Frank Ashbrook, illustrated by Paul Moller.
Birds of the Philippines, by Fisher & Hicks.
Birds of the Philippines, by Kennedy, Gonzales, Dickinson, Maranda & Fisher.
Building an Aviary, by Carl A. Naether.
Canaries, As a New Pet, by Maja Muller Bierl.
Feeding Your Pet Bird, by Petra Burgmann, DVM.
Finches, by Curt Af Enehjelm.
Finches as a hobby, by Dennis Kelsey-Wood.
First Aid for Birds - The essential quick-reference guide, by Tim Hawcroft.
Genetics, by Irwin Herskowitz.
Genetics, REA's - Problem Solvers, A Comlpete Solution Guide.
Hope Is The Thing With Wings, by Christopher Cokinos, "A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds."
How to Build Everything you Need for your Birds from Aviaries to Nestboxes, by Don La Rosa. (Visit their web site)
Manual of Ornithology, by Noble Proctor & Patrick Lynch.
Ornithology - An Itroduction, by Austin L. Rand.
The Bird Garden, by Stephen W. Kress, National Audubon Society Book.
The Cage Bird Handbook, by Bernard Poe.
The Human Nature of Birds, by Theodore Barber, Ph.D.
Time, Love, Memory - A great biologist and his quest for the origins of behavior., by Jonathan Weiner.
Articles:
On Diamond Doves:
" Farbexplosion Biem Diamanttaubchen," (Color explosion in the diamond dove), Oppenborn, G., 1985, Geflugel-Borse, #18, p.11.
On The Eurasian Collared Dove:
"The spread of the Collared Dove in Britain and Ireland," by Robert Hudson, British Birds, Vol.58 No.4, April, 1965.
"Imported dove threatens native species in Kentucky, Indiana, From AP and Staff Dispatches, The Courier-Journal, Indiana/Metro, Dec. 13, 2000.
Scientific Papers:
Scaling of Muscle Composition, Wing Morphology, and Intermittent Flight Behavior in Woodpeckers, by Bret W. Tobalske.
Flight Kinematics of Black-Billed Magpies and Pigeons Over a Wide Range of Speeds, by Bret Tobalske and Kenneth Dial.
Kinematics of Flap-Bounding Flight in the Zebra Finch Over a Wide Rangs of Speeds, by Bret Tobalske, Wendy Peacock and Kenneth Dial.
Books I Am Looking To Add To The Library: [Feel free to contact me if you have one of these and are interested in selling. (e-mail)] Writings by Carl Naether:
Raising Doves and Pigeons, Beginning with Pigeons,
Pets of Today Series #3 - Pigeons, Doves & Racing Pigeons, by David LeRoi.
Pheasants, Their Lives and Homes, Vol 1 & 2, by William Beebe.
The Will to Prepare, by Robert Kinney.
Try Pigeon Racing, by Raymond LeBlanc.
Wild Pigeons and Doves, by Dr. Jean DeLacour.
