> A friend is seeking a book entitled "HOW PARROTS ARE HUMAN" or 
 > something
 > similar.  It is fairly new, but she does not know the author or have 
 > any
 > other information.
Could it be The Human Nature of Birds by Theodore Xenophon Barber, Ph.D.? 
It's a Penquin book, ISBN 01402.34942 (paperback) or ISBN 031203308 
(hardback). it was published  in 1993 by St. Martin's Press, and published by 
Penguin in 1994. Retail price is $10.95.
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