English Short Faced Tumbler
- English Short Faced Tumbler
The English Short Faced Tumbler is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter, S.C.|isbn=0853900132 ] English Short Faced Tumblers along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon ("Columba livia"). The Short Faced Tumbler is one of the oldest breeds referred to in Moore's book of 1735. [Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) "Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards".] ]References
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*List of pigeon breeds
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