This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. THE FAVOURITES OF THE FANCY. I. THE ALMOND TUMBLER. The Almond Tumbler occupies the throne of supremacy in the Pigeon kingdom, and it bears its honours with becoming dignity and ease. The Pouter has his admirers, so has the Carrier, but the Almond is the "worthy chief" of the "wondrous ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. THE FAVOURITES OF THE FANCY. I. THE ALMOND TUMBLER. The Almond Tumbler occupies the throne of supremacy in the Pigeon kingdom, and it bears its honours with becoming dignity and ease. The Pouter has his admirers, so has the Carrier, but the Almond is the "worthy chief" of the "wondrous three." Where is its peer? It is a prince of beauty, a paragon of comeliness, a banquet of splendour. Can you find another bird radiant in such magnificent clothing; of carriage so courtly, and manners so engaging? The Pouter's plumage is a thing of daubs and patches. Its legs are models of deportment--encased in feathery breeches, terminating in an amplitude of Indian moccasin enveloping the entire foot in feathers. When standing on its block at full poise, the Pouter reminds me of Mr. Pickwick perched on his chair, dressed in elongated swallow-tail coat, orating the savants of the club. The Carrier 'is flighty, wild, and fretful. He inspires awe and respect, at a distance. He is a grand bird, but he takes his grandeur sadly. The Almond is tame and sociable; stands trustfully on your hand; struts fearlessly at your feet; submits condescendingly to a little petting. It is an amiable bird, and quite companionable. As a sub-variety of the Tumbler class it is not of long descent. It did not come over with the Conqueror, nor establish itself in these islands during the ascendancy of the Saxons. It is a modern production; and a clear case of evolution by cultivation, having been produced from the common Tumbler. Many foreign favourites of insipid colouring and nameless grace have been introduced into our English lofts, but their novelty is their only merit. The Almond is indigenous to the soil, --it is an English bird. Mr. Jayne, an enthusiastic...
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