THE EARLIEST STANDARD.

In the Special Article “English Short Faced  Tumblers” By Dennis F. Ison..

The Short Faced Tumbler Club, Centenary 1886 – 1986

________________________________________________________________________

 

 

ORDINANCES ESTABLISHED BY THE  COLUMBARIAN SOCIETY, at the Globe Tavern, Fleet Street,

London

Representing the Perfections or Imperfections of Almond or Ermine Tumblers

1764

____________________________________________

 

PERFECTIONS

 

1. Feather

 Consists of three colours, viz black, white and yellow intermixed or variously and richly displayed. Ground the best yellow; the rump, yellow and spangled; tail, the most yellow and striped.

 2. Head

 To be round and small, the forehead high, the beak short and small; the eye a bright pearl colour round the pupil.

 3. Shape

 A small body; prominent chest and good symmetry.

 IMPERFECTIONS

 1. Feather.

 Ash Colour, or blue, barred on the flight.

 2. Head

 Thin, long snouted, beak long and thick, eye all black , red or broken color.

 3. Shape

 Long body, large with small chest.

Imperfections Inadmissible at a Show for the Prize

Blue Ermines, Ermines with entire blue tails and ash coloured Ermines

 

 Note: This is a selected portion of the article