Origin: Britain. Said to originate from Dutch Rollers and English Wirelegged Tumblers in the early 19th Century, primarily in and around London.

Colors: Black, Dun, Blue, Silver, Red and Yellow.

MARKINGS:

Badges: The head markings require a moderately broad white blaze running up the middle of the face, a white dot over each eye, a chuck or beard extending to just beyond it and running partly through this from each side of the mouth and a pear shaped whisker rounding nicely. The rest of the bird should be colored, except for 10 primary flights and the muffs below the hock joint. Both colored tails and whitetails are accepted. Beak to be flesh colored.

Saddles: The head markings are the same as in Badges. In body markings, the neck should be colored and the chest to the point just below the breast bone; the belt running in a clean horizontal line. The colored saddle should be "V" shaped, extending from the top of each shoulder in an outline to the rump. The back is to be colored, the rump white and the tail colored. The remainder is to be white. Beak to be flesh colored.

Magpies: The body markings are the same as in Saddles, but lack the head markings. Beak in accordance to the color or the plumage.

Beards: The beard or chuck should be small and crescent shaped, white in color and extending from the center of one eye to under the beak and to the center of the other eye. Primary flights, tail and muffs from just below the hock to be white. Beak to be flesh colored.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Head: Rounding and broad between the eyes. Lacking ornaments.

Eyes: Pearl in color. The pupil is small, well centered and round. Eye ceres fine.

Beak: Medium in length; preferably short and stout. Straight set. Cere white and fine.

Neck: Broad at the base and slimming towards the head. Medium in length.

Body: Medium sized. Breast prominent and carried slightly uplifted.

Flights and Tail: Flights carried closed, covering the back and resting on the tail. Tail medium in length and consisting of 12 well packed retrices.

Legs and Feet: Short. Profusely covered with feathers extending into 2 inch muffs. Points well developed.

JUDGING ORDER IN ACCORDANCE TO IMPORTANCE:

Head and Beak - Color and Markings - Eyes - Type and Carriage - Muffs.

Band Size: "H" Band.

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