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The Vienna Long-faced Tumbler is a flying breed which is now being exhibited. Its head is long, with low frontal and rather flat top-skull. Its beak is long, thin and straight. Its neck is long and thin; its breast is small and prominent, and its legs are also long and thin. It is small in size, and of average weight (9.5 to 10.5 ounces).
In Wendell Levi's book The Pigeon, reference is made to pigeons with this tumbling ability existing in India before the year 1590. Charles Darwin, in his book The Origin of Species , makes reference to the Short-faced Tumbler which was a popular breed during his lifetime, and still can be found exhibited at pigeon shows today.
The English Short-faced Tumbler is one of the oldest breeds referred to in John Moore's book [4] Columbarium: or, The pigeon-house; being an introduction to a natural history of tame pigeons, giving an account of the several species known in England, with the method of breeding them, their distempers and cures (London: J. Wilford, 1735). [5]
The Berlin Short-faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Berlin Short-faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons , are all descendants of the rock dove ( Columba livia ).
The English Long-faced Tumbler [1] is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [3] English Long-faced Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock dove (Columba livia). This breed is available in both clean legged and muffed (feathered legs) varieties.
The Australian Saddleback Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. [1] Australian Saddleback Tumblers, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock pigeon (Columba livia). As the name suggests, this breed is an Australian creation and was first recognized as a ...
Description: A flying breed that flies at a medium height and it should make 'tumbles'. It is long-faced, with a long beak. It is a slender, gentle pigeon. Size: Small, a little smaller than a normal homing pigeon (racing pigeon); weight from 210 to 250 grams.
The Königsberg Colour-head Tumbler [1] (German: Königsberger Farbenkopf) is a breed of fancy pigeon developed in the mid-18th century in Königsberg, East Prussia, from which it gets its German name. This breed of pigeon is well known in Russia because Königsberg is now a part of Russia, and is known as Kaliningrad.