Finch Publications by Michael Marcotrigiano Michael Marcotrigiano (email) Box 932, Montague, MA 01351 EXOTICFINCHES.COM list updated January 2006

These articles were published in the NFSS Bulletin and many were reprinted elsewhere including in Europe and Australia. To read an article click on the yellow citation for each. All rights reserved. Anyone wishing to reproduce one or more of these publications for a bulletin, newsletter, article, journal, web page, CD, or any other public forum needs the express written consent of the author.

Importing Society Finches from Tokyo - The Story. National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin. Volume 16, No. 2, March/April 1999 (p. 16-22).

Importing Society Finches from Tokyo - The Procedure. National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin. Volume 16. No. 3, May/June 1999 (p. 16-24).

A leg banding method for distinguishing over 180 birds at a glance. National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin. Volume No. 16, No. 5, Sept/Oct. 1999 (p. 6-9).

What's up with Gouldian finches in the wild? --- A review of a recent report. National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin. Volume 17. No. 4, July/Aug. 2000 (p. 10-12)

Sex-linked color mutations in the Society Finch (Lonchura striata). National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin. Volume 17, No. 5, Sept/Oct. 2000 (p.18-20)

Too many birds for too long? National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin . Volume 17, No. 6. Nov/Dec 2000 (p.26-27)

Genetics Lesson: Making a "split" a "whole" National Finch and Softbill Society Bulletin, Volume 18, No. 6 Nov/Dec 2001 (p. 15-19).

Book Review: The Bengalese Finch by Fred Panjer and Jan Wigmore. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 20. No. 4 July/Aug. 2003. (p. 14-17).

Notes from the Science Editor. Sex Ratio Research Review. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 20. No. 6. Nov/Dec. 2003. (p. 10)

Is it Better to Look Good Then to Feel Good? Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21, No. 1 Jan/Feb 2004 (p. 10-11)

Our Feathered Friends' Feathers. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21, No. 2 Mar/Apr 2004 (p. 14-15)

Propagating, Domesticating and Breeding Finches. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21. No. 3 May/June 2004 (p. 8-10).

Breeding for Quality: Important Terminology. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21, No. 4 July/Aug 2004 (p. 6-7.)

Breeding for Quality: Simply Inherited Traits. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21. No. 5. Sept/Oct 2004. (p. 6-9)

Breeding for Quality: The Problems with Linkage. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 21. No. 6. November/December 2004 (p. 9-13)

Breeding for Quality: Sex-linked Traits in Finches. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 22. No. 1. January/February. 2005 (p. 6-12) [THIS WAS A COVER ARTICLE - SEE IMAGE]

Breeding for Quality: Understanding the Normal Distribution. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 22. No. 2 March/April 2005 (p. 8-10)

Breeding for Quality: Moving Towards Perfecton One Step at a Time. Journal of the National Finch and Softfill Society. Volume 22. No. 3 May/June 2005. (p. 8-12)

Frilled Society Finches. Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society. Volume 23. No. 1 January/February 2006. (p.12-20).