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The Cultural Wilderness of Canadian Water in the Ethnography of Franz Boas
Paper discussing the geography of Boaz's early ethnographic research.
www.unifi.it/

Yuexing Feather and Down Factory
China. Manufacturers of duck and goose down and feather filled quilts and pillows, and outerwear and sleeping bags. Also, washed and unwashed duck and goose down and feathers.
www.cndown.com/

German American Corner: BOAS, Franz (1858-1942)
Biography from a site listing noteworthy German-Americans.
www.germanheritage.com/

Clinical Approach to Feather Picking Disorders in Pet Birds
Describes areas of feather picking, if it is behavioral or medical in nature, and how this problem is handled.
www.vetsoftware.com/

Highland Feather, Inc
Canada. Down and feather filled quilts, duvets and pillows. Distributor of bath and bedroom linens.
www.highlandfeather.com/

How to Manage Feather-Picking in Caged Birds
Provides details on the differences between normal preening, lack of preening, and destructive feather picking.
www.ahc.umn.edu/

Feather Plucking In Parrots
Discusses some common causes such as malnutrition, psychological stress, parasites, and internal organ disease in relation to this behavioral problem in birds.
www.2ndchance.info/

Feather Picking and Self-Mutilation in Companion Birds
Defines this destructive behavior, causes, contributing factors, and recommendations.
www.usask.ca/

Pythons and Boas
Information sheets on several species of Boids.
www.geocities.com/

Common Skin and Feather Disorders in Pet Birds Part I
Many diseases and disorders can affect your birds skin and feathers, including mites, baldness, cysts, behavioral feather picking, polyfollicles, and brown hypertrophy.
www.birdsnways.com/