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above-mentioned grains with addition of a little plump 

 wheat and small maize for the evening meal. The occa- 

 sional handful of hemp and canary seed will also prove 

 very beneficial during breeding time, and will encourags 

 old birds to pump out their youngsters until their Httle 

 crops look as though they would burst. This is just what 

 is wanted. A young Tumbler whilst in the nest should 

 always have a full crop, otherwise it will be stunted in 

 growth and never mature into a good, bold-bodied 

 specimen. During the summer months be sure to give a 

 plentiful supply of grit, and also some green-meat about 

 twice a week in the form of lettuce or cabbage leaves. 



Long-faced Tumblers are, as a rule, subject to very 

 little illness, and if the above advice is carried out I think 

 such troubles will be practically nil. 



CHAPTER TWELVE. 

 VARIETIES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



The Archangel. 



The introduction of this very beautiful pigeon into 

 England dates back to the year 1839. Mr. Tegetmeier 

 fixes it at this year and attributes the importation to Mr. 

 Frank Redmond on behalf of Sir John Sebright, and it 

 was upon the death of Sir John that the best part of the 

 strain was acquired by the Earl of Derby, the founder 

 of the Knowsley breed. Mr. O. E. Cresswell's very 

 beautiful specimens of the variety are reported to have 

 descended from this particular blood. 



The Archangel is really one of the most beautiful 

 pigeons, but its beauty cannot be understood in a true 



