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Acknowledgments | |
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Foreword | |
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Keeping a Talking Bird | |
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If You Have a Bird | |
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If You Don't Have a Bird | |
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Bird Care | |
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Providing Toys | |
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Home Alone | |
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Veterinary Care | |
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Safety Issues | |
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Other Pets | |
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Points to Remember | |
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A Survey of Talking Bird Owners | |
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Birds Take the Initiative | |
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A Little Birdie Told Me (In Her Own Voice!) | |
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Clarity of Speech | |
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Talking Parrots Express Themselves | |
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Parrots Are Performers | |
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There's No Guarantee | |
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Fids Say the Darnedest Things! | |
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Part of the Flock | |
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Who's Training Whom? | |
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Your Turn | |
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Thank You! | |
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Points to Remember | |
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People and Parrots | |
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Birds Have Been Talking for Centuries | |
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All the Rage | |
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Parrots in the United States | |
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Interspecies Communication | |
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The Most Talking Bird in the World | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Where Sound Comes From | |
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The Avian Lung | |
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The Syrinx | |
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Hearing | |
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The Brain | |
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Why Birds Make Sounds | |
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Mimicry | |
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Points to Remember | |
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The Call of the Wild | |
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Vocalizations of Wild Parrots | |
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Bird Calls | |
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Fitting Into the Flock | |
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Practice Makes Perfect | |
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Regional Differences | |
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Wild Bird Mimics | |
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Making Beautiful Music Together | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Who Talks and Who Doesn't? | |
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The Best Talking Birds | |
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Species That Don't Talk | |
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Talking Birds Who Are Not Parrots | |
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Footedness | |
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Age | |
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To Mimic or Not to Mimic | |
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She Won't Talk | |
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She Won't Stop Talking | |
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Assess Your Goals | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Pretty Polly Parrots Perfectly | |
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It's Only Natural | |
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Imitation | |
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The Good and the Bad | |
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Simon Says | |
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Associating Words With Actions or Objects | |
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Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk | |
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Food | |
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Things | |
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People | |
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Pets | |
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Home Schooling Is in Vogue for Parrots | |
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Good Bird! | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Before You Start Talking Lessons | |
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Trick Training | |
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Location, Location, Location | |
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The Stand | |
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Rewards | |
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The Bridge | |
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The Cue for Talking on Cue | |
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Training Sessions | |
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The Pet Bird | |
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The Pet Human | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Parrots Jump Into the Conversation | |
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Never a Dull Moment! Living With Talking Parrots | |
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Greys Keep the Conversation Moving | |
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Coming and Going | |
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The Dynamics in Multi-Bird Households | |
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Minding Their P's and Q's | |
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It's a Bird's Life | |
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It's Only Natural | |
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Points to Remember | |
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The Model/Rival Training Technique | |
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First, You'll Need a Bird | |
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You've Got to Have Friends | |
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A Place to Work | |
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Toys! | |
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Dr. Pepperberg's Model/Rival Method | |
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Correcting Poor Behaviors | |
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Role Reversal | |
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Practice | |
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How Are You Doing? | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Advanced Concepts | |
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The Benefit of "No" | |
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Parrot Priorities | |
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Toys and Their Properties | |
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Stuff He Gets on His Own | |
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Sounds That Don't Seem to Mean Anything | |
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Easy Increases in Vocabulary | |
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Testing | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Communicating and Playing With Your Bird | |
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Communication Makes Life Easier | |
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The Importance of Parrot Play | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Problem Solving for Vocal Birds | |
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Talking Parrot Problems | |
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Praise the Parrot | |
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Presto Chango | |
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The Big Cover-Up | |
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Driven to Distraction | |
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The Decibel Level Is a Factor | |
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Answer Your Parrot | |
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Attitude Is Everything | |
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Why Can't We All Just Get Along? | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Parrots Who Don't Talk | |
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Covering the Basics | |
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Making a Parrot Feel at Home | |
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Rain, Rain, Come Again | |
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Let the Sun Shine In | |
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R&R | |
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Parrots Are Social Butterflies | |
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Where Is Your Parrot in the Pecking Order? | |
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I Wanna | |
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It Might Take Sherlock Holmes | |
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The Competition | |
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Sing Along | |
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Consult With a Professional | |
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Compare Notes | |
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Continuing Education | |
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A True Story | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Starlings, Mynahs and Other Birds | |
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Historic Starlings | |
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Starling Care | |
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Mynah the Mimic | |
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Crows Do More Than Caw | |
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Cravin' a Raven? | |
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Points to Remember | |
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Going to the Birds | |
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It's Showtime! | |
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Bird Business | |
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Learn From the Experts | |
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Making a Contribution | |
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Points to Remember | |
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The Future | |
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Ecological and Evolutionary Implications | |
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The Human-Animal Bond | |
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Breeding for Talking | |
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The Bird Support System | |
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The Human Support System | |
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Human Responsibility | |
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Points to Remember | |
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A Glossary of Bird Words | |
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These Resources Are for the Birds | |
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Words and Phrases Birds Say | |
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Flocks of Bird Lovers: National and International Societies | |
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About the Authors | |
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Index | |