THE HIGH-FLYING 

 TUMBLER, 



THERE are several different kinds 

 of tumbler pigeons ; but the best 

 birds for long and high flying are 

 the long - headed tumblers. The 

 short-faced tumbler is more for show 

 than for flying ; but there are many 

 inferior kinds of birds. Some do too 

 much work in the air, and often 

 when flying with the kit will keep 

 constantly tumbling underneath the 

 others. These kind of birds will 

 entice the kit down, and the sooner 

 they are dispensed with the better. 

 I always remove these kind of birds 

 as soon as possible, as they are de- 

 tremental to the others. 



High-flying tumblers are chiefly 

 flown at Leicester and Nottingham, 

 In these towns as many as 200 birds 

 flock together and fly for hours. 

 The high-flying tumbler has a com- 



