This vintage book contains a complete manual on the keeping of parakeets, with information on health, care, and training, talking, and breeding. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful hints and clear instruction, this is a volume that would be of considerable utility to the novice bird keeper. The chapters of this book include: "Aviculture", "History", "A Perfect Companion", "Varieties of Parakeets", "Popularity Spreads Around the World", "Description", "How to Determine Sex", "Training", "Care and Feeding", "Ailments and How to Treat Them", "Household Safety Hints", Breeding", etcetera. This book is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.