Abstract
You are possibly aware by now that the California
Dept. of Agriculture has drafted a rule which, if
approved, will classify some additional species of birds
as Agricultural pests, and as such, make importation,
transportation, or possession of them illegal. This is
the same procedure which, as of May 1974, made the
Quaker (Monk) Parakeet an illegal bird in the State of
California. The birds involved in this new "Pest Evaluation"
proposal are: Ring-necked Parakeets, Canarywinged
Conures (Bee bees), Nanday Conures, Double
Yellow-headed Amazon and Green-cheeked (Mexican
Red-headed) Amazon Parrots.