62 PIGEON RAISING 



THE TUMBLER 



Tumblers are prolific breeders and excellent 

 parents, but are extremely small, so are exclu- 

 sively a fancy pigeon. The tumbler's colors 

 are bronze, black, buff, and also come in these 

 colors mottled. In captivity tumblers cannot 

 show off their wonderful tumbling feats, 

 though there is a variety called "parlor tum- 

 blers " that can fly only six inches from the 

 ground and in this attempt turn a complete 

 double somersault. The tumbler is an amiable 

 little fellow who is very fond of playing pranks 

 on larger pigeons. 



THE DRAGOON 



The dragoon is a large bird, much resembling 

 the homer with which it is frequently crossed 

 for market squabs. It comes in all the homer 

 colors and has clean legs and feet. Its princi- 

 pal distinguishing points from the homer are 

 general size, heavy build, and heavy wattles at 

 the base of beak and pronounced eye-cere. 



THE DUCHESSE 



The duchesse is a beautiful bird with some- 



