Birds of the Sun : Macaws and People in the U. S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest.

Cover
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword by Charmion R. McKusick
1. Birds of the Sun: e Many Dimensions of Macaws and Other Parrots in the Lives of Pre-Hispanic People of the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest / Plog, Schwartz, and Gilman
2. Puebloan Parrots Paradox / Peter M. Whiteley
3. Zuni Use of Macaws / Octavius Seowtewa
4. Macaws and Parrots from Mesoamerica into the U.S. Southwest / Nelson, Punzo Díaz, and Schwartz
5. The Elusive Macaws of the Hohokam Region and Southern Arizona / Christine R. Szuter
6. Scarlet Macaws, Ritual, and Sociopolitical Organization in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico / Plog, Bishop, Kennett, Fladd, and Harper
7. Mimbres Macaws and Other Parrots: Contemporary with Hohokam and Chaco Psittacine Birds, but Not the Same / Patricia A. Gilman
8. Macaws and Parrots of the Flagstaff Area / Christopher W. Schwartz
Color Gallery
9. Macaws and Other Parrots from Pueblos in the Mountains of East-Central Arizona / Lyons and Crown
10. Obtaining Macaws: Breeding Versus Procurement, and the Case of Paquimé, Chihuahua, Mexico / Michael E. Whalen
11. Riders of the Rainbow: Macaws and Parrots in the Pictorial Record of the SW/NW / Polly Schaafsma
12. Health and Husbandry of Scarlet Macaws Among Ancient Communities in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico: Taking a Biological Perspective on the Acquisition, Maintenance, and Use of Scarlet Macaws / Fladeboe and Taylor
13. The Human Experience of Transporting and Raising Scarlet Macaws at Paquimé in Northern Chihuahua, Mexico / Schwartz, Taylor, and Hegmon
14. Exploring Variation in the Frequency and Context of Macaws and Parrots in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest / Schwartz, Plog, and Gilman
Contributors
Index.