ALMOND TUMBLER COCK 



Though this is a most popular variety of the Short- 

 faced Tumbler, even the breeders have little pleasure in 

 raising them on account of the diversity of opinion as 

 regards the color. "The same color as the shell of the 

 almond," but how many different-colored almonds are 

 there? The ground-color should be in tint like the 

 inside shell of the almond; the head, ne#:. chest, back, 

 and wing-coverts, spangled with rich black ; tail and 

 flights, showing three distinct colors — almond, black, and 

 white in uneven patches. They are erect and jaunty, 

 with head large and round, well thrown back ; neck, 

 short, arched, broad at base, but very slender at throat ; 

 chest, broad, prominent; wing-coverts, spreading; back, 

 slightly raised ; beak, short, straight, horn-colored ; 

 cere and wattles, small and fine; the flights, carried 

 below the tail but no opening between the two ; the 

 eye large, round, and very prominent, set well back in 

 the head, silvery, bright, with jet-black, well-defined 

 pupil. 



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