152 



DOMESTIC PIGEONS. 



Chap, y 



Tumbler of India, in not requiring to be shaken in order to begin 

 tumbling. The breed has probably been formed merely by selecting the 

 best common Tumblers, though it is possible that they may have been 

 crossed at some former period with Lotans. 



Sub-race IV. Short-faced Tumblers.— These are marvellous birds, and are 

 the glory and pride of many fanciers. In their extremely short, sharp, and 

 conical beaks, with the skin over the nostrils but little developed, they almost 

 depart from the type of the Columbidae. Their heads are nearly globular 



