Abstract
To A.F.A. members, aviculturists, and all bird enthusiasts: the following avian species have been nominated for a possible U.S. First Breeding Avy Award. Any knowledge of prior breedings should be submitted to Dale R. Thompson, Chairman, Avy Awards Committee, in care of the A.F.A. Home Office.
1. Edward's Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris eduiardsii, hatch date:
June 19, 1989.
2. Desmarest's Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris desmarestii desmarestii, hatch date:June 19, 1989.
3. Desmaresr's Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris desmarestii intermedia, hatch date: April 15, 1989.
4. Fiery-shouldered Conure, Pyrrhura egregia, hatch date: May 29, 1988.
5. Long-tailed Cissa, Cissa chinensis, hatch date: April 17, 1989.
6. Magpie Mannikin, Lonchura fringilloides, hatch date: December 11, 1988.
7. Great-billed Parrot, Tanygnathus megalorhynchos, hatch date:
May 25, 1989.
8. Guatemalan Blue-crowned Amazon, Amazona farinosa guatemalae, hatch date: June 1, 1989 (this subspecies is pictured on the cover of American Cage Bird Magazine, August, 1989).
9. Gold-whiskered Barbet, Megalaima cbrysopogon, hatch date:
June 15, 1989.
10. Fairy Lorikeet, Charmyosyna p. pulchella, hatch date: October 10, 1989.
11. Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus t. torquatus, hatch date: July 15, 1989.
12. Choco Toucan, Ramphastos brevis, hatch date: July 31, 1989.
13. Musschenbroek's Lorikeet, Neop si tt acu s m. musschenbroekii, hatch date: February 18, 1988.
14. Salvadori's Fig Parrot, Psittaculirostris salvadorii, hatch date:
August 22, 1989. •