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SHORT FACE TUMBLER. 



THE short face tumbler does not seem to be as popular 

 now as it was some years ago, and I attribute this to 

 the fact that so many have taken up the variety of 



which I have just written. 



Short faces are smaller in size and have all the character- 

 istics of the other breed, and the high forehead is much more 

 pronounced. They are cute little birds, many of them beaut- 

 ifully marked and are most emphatically "toys." It must 

 not be understood that a short face and a " down face ' are 

 at all alike. Take the Owl for instance, and its face is very 

 short, but the beak comes right on down from the face. But 

 in the short face tumbler, the forehead bulges out as far as 

 possible and the beak breaks this line and stands out almost 

 at right angles. It is very short and very fine. Another 

 point; the tumbler proper, often carries it; elf with the head 

 rather forward, while the short face carries it back of its very 

 prominent breast. In fact theie are two grand curves in the 

 short face, one at the forehead and another at the chest. 



They are dear little birds and make the very best of pets. 

 They are not good breeders, being bred down rather too fine, 

 and thus lacking vigor of constitution, and the short beaks 

 are not adapted for either feeding by the old or receiving 

 the food by the young. 



THE PARLOR OR INSIDE TUMBER. 



THE Parlor or Inside Tumbler is a very popular variety 

 in America, but scarcely known in England. They are 

 judged by comparison, as to the way they do their 

 work. Some of them make only one revolution in the air 

 after rising, but some make three or even four, and light 

 squarely on their feet. The parlor tumbler that does its 



