70 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
THE PARLOR TUMBLER. 
Varieties. : 
Single, Double and Roller. 
Performance. 
The Single performer should make but one turn, consisting 
of a straight backward somersault, (similar to the human 
acrobat.) The turn should be on a straight line backward 
(not sideways) and at each turn the bird should land square 
on its feet. Performance should be noiseless and free from 
fluttering of wings. The Single performer should clear the 
floor at each turn, but the closer the better. 
The Double performer should make two successive turns 
and as noiseless and free from fluttering of wings as possible. 
The turns should be straight backward (not sideways.) The 
bird should clear the floor, but the closer the better, and land 
square on its feet. 
The Roller performer should make a series or number of 
straight backward turns. These turns or somersaults to be 
ona straight line backward (not sideways) and as free from 
flutter of wings as possible. The performance of the Roller 
should be down on the floor, and at no time should the bird 
rise high enough to clear the floor while turning. Perform- 
ance should be an actual roll on the floor. 
Colors.—Se.rs; black, yellow, dun and white. MorTries; 
red, black, yellow, dun and white. SprAsHEs; red, 
black, yellow, dun and white. BLAck S—eLF—Color 
deep and sound showing a green metallic lustre.. 
Beak black. REp SeLF—Color deep, sound and even 
throughout, with a lustrous, red bronzy hackle show- 
ing free from green. Beak flesh color. YELLOW 
Se_r—Color rich yellow, even throughout, pinkish 
bronze hackle showing free from green. Beak flesh 
color. Dun SeLtF—Vary in shade, but must be clear 
and even throughout, either light, dark or medium. 
Beak horn color. Morries—Color sound and even 
throughout. The pinion mottlings to be white and 
nearly circular, evenly distributed. Butts free from 
