ORIGIN: The early 1800's in and around Berlin, Germany. The Ancient Tumbler (Altstammer), Kazaner Tumbler, and others are in its makeup.

SCALE OF POINTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION - TYPE AND STYLE 25 pts. HEAD AND NECK (total 40 pts.) Head 15 pts. Beak 10 pts. Eyes 5 pts. Neck 10 pts. BODY (total 25 pts.) Body 10 pts. Wings 5 pts. Tail 5 pts. Legs and Feet 5 pts. COLOR AND MARKINGS 10 pts.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION - TYPE AND STYLE (25 pts.): A charming, performing short-faced Tumbler with an arched and shaking neck; horizontal stance; flights carried below the tail; and short, dancing legs and feet.

HEAD AND NECK (total 40 pts.)

HEAD (15 pts.): Fully packed frontal rising boldly over the wattles, sweeping back in a gentle curve. Neither flat on top, too round (as in long-faced tumblers), or cutting off too sharply in the back (apple-headed). From the front --wide without signs of being pinched. Cheeks to be nice and full. May have a crest.

BEAK (10 pts.): Short to medium short with width at the gape when viewed from the front. Carried slightly down faced, but with a forward outlook preferred. The small, neat wattle should cover from gape to gape adding to the fullness of the frontal and beak. Beak color follows the color of the individual.

EYES (5 pts.): Pearl white, carried just forward of the ball of the foot when at attention. Placed slightly forward of the center of the head; bright and alert. Eye ceres follow the color of the bird.

NECK (10 pts.): To be of medium to medium short, just long enough to allow full expression of the shaking and trembling (called zitter). Too thin a neck hurts the overall impression. Full where it joins the body.

BODY (total 25 pts.):

BODY (10 pts.): Horizontal in stance, compact and cobby, with a prominent breast. Broad across the shoulders when viewed from the top with a well padded rump.

WINGS (5 pts.): Carried below the tail, neatly shaped, with breast feathers covering the butts. Flights should not drag the ground. Ten by ten flights preferred.

TAIL (5 pts.): Fairly short, carried straight out and above the flights. Up to two feathers wide. The rump is raised and well padded with soft feathers creating what is called a "Burzer' (small cushion). The tail may raise slightly when the bird is excited, but a level tail is preferred.

LEGS AND FEET (5 pts.): Legs are short with small, lightly groused toes. The toes should be completely covered with small, pointed feathers. May stand on tip-toes when performing.

COLOR AND MARKINGS (10 pts.): Blue in bar, check, and grizzle (eulig included); silver, following the same patterns as blue. The ash-red family including red or yellow bars, checks and grizzles. White with red or yellow bars, checks, and grizzles. Spread colors include black, dun, red, yellow, and copper. A number of the above colors occur in the magpie pattern with a white patch on the front of the neck. Mismarks to be shown as A.O.C. 's and grizzle bar as grizzles. New colors and markings are being developed.

FAULTS:

• A flat skull.
• Thin or longish beak.
• An "owl" like outlook or appearance.
• Lacking the "zitter".
• The bird should perform with little or no prodding.
• Oversize makes the bird look coarse.
• Flights carried above the tail or dragging the ground.
• Tail carried much too high or much below the horizon.
• Missing primary or tail feathers.
• Lack of a raised rump (Burzel) cushion.
• Stilted legs make the bird seem too tall and out of balance.
• Heavy leg or foot feathering (muffs).

DISQUALIFICATIONS:

• Excessive trimming or plucking (such as leaving a bald spot on an otherwise fully molted bird).
• Dying, oiling, or any other method used to deceive the judge.
• Sick, crippled, or "buggy" birds.
• Broken eyes or two different colored eyes.
• Beak deformities.
• Excessive feather damage including parasitic damage.
• Very poor condition.