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The Bengalese finch, Lonchura domestica, first appeared in European zoos (London, Antwerp, The Hague) in the 1860s and it soon after became popular in the bird trade and among hobby aviculturalists. The species had been bred for many years in Japan before it was imported to Europe. Many theories about its background prevail in the handbooks. Although it was clear from the beginning that it was a purely...
The keeping of ornamental birds has a long tradition in Europe. With the increasing access to exotic animals during the eighteenth century, several new species entered the aviculture. Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus) were imported from China. The earliest record of its presence in Europe is from 1735 in England. A male golden pheasant was also kept by the Princess Louisa Ulrika at her estate...
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