The Feather's Practical Pigeon Book 



A breeder of this variety wishing to amuse himself 

 or friends, can take his birds out on the grass plat, 

 spread a sheet or blanket over the grass, and enjoy Iheir 

 performances to his heart's conterrt. While more atten- 

 tion is paid in breeding them, to mate them with a view 

 to perpetuate the tumbling quality, good breeders, when 

 possible, like to mate also, so as to preserve a uniformity 

 in color, and I have seen very pretty collections of Mot- 

 tles, also Reds and Yellows, and note particularly* the 

 beautiful, pure-white specimens mentioned by Mr. Arm- 

 strong. He gave up the breeding of this particular 

 variety some years ago and his stock, like that of many 

 another successful retiring fancier, was scattered and ~ 

 their identity completely lost. 



The history of this little pigeon is an evidence of what 

 persistent effort and time will accomplish, and shoulfl 

 be an incentive to fanciers of any particular variety, to 

 set their standard high, knowing that patience and good 

 judgment will enable them in time to accomplish all they 

 desire, and that their attempts at perfection will add a 

 keener zest to the pleasures of pigeon keeping. 



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