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The Macclesfield Tipplers are not 

 like the flying Tumbler, as they fly 

 well in rough weather or smooth. 

 A still sunshiny day is suitable for 

 these birds, in fact it spoils their 

 flight to put them out in windy 

 weather. The best food for a long 

 fly is bread, canary seed, millet, and 

 rice, with canary seed tea to drink 

 half an hour before rising them. 

 These birds do not require any food 

 which makes them fly quick, for the 

 slower they fly the longer they will 

 keep on the wing. Young Tipplers 

 are very stupid till they are three or 

 four months old. I have seen 

 squeakers fly six and seven hours 

 and not take any notice of other 

 birds. 



The old Tippler fanciers in Con- 

 gleton and Macclesfield breed birds 

 in one with another, that is, they 

 breed from birds that are relatives 

 of each other, such as father and 



