English Short-faced Tumbler

The English Short-faced Tumbler[2] is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[3] English Short-faced Tumblers along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). The English Short-faced Tumbler is one of the oldest breeds referred to in John Moore's book [4] Columbarium: or, The pigeon-house; being an introduction to a natural history of tame pigeons, giving an account of the several species known in England, with the method of breeding them, their distempers and cures (London: J. Wilford, 1735).[5]

English Short-faced Tumbler
English Short-faced Tumbler
Conservation statusCommon
Other namesEnglish Short-face Tumbler[1]
Classification
US Breed GroupTumblers, rollers and high flyers[1]
EE Breed GroupTumbler and highflyer[2]
Notes
"Face" in the name of this breed refers to the distance from the centre of the eye to the corner of the mouth. Compare with the English Long-faced Tumbler.

See also

References

  1. Breeds from the NPA Standard: table of contents by group
  2. EE-List of the breeds of fancy pigeons (ELFP) Archived 2013-04-15 at the Wayback Machine by the Section for Fancy pigeons of the European Association of Poultry-, Pigeon- and Rabbit-breeders, Revision 11; June 2012
  3. Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=HnRZAAAAYAAJ
  5. Seymour, Colin (ed.); 2006; Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.
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