by Ulrich Reber
                                   Mosbauch, Germany
                                    (1974)
 

   In the Serbian part of the Jugoslavian country, the pigeon friends
have a pigeon named "Makedonski Prevrtav". We were able to get this
pigeon to West Germany during the last years and I have one pair. This
pigeon is remarkable because the flying style is very different from
other pigeons or Rollers. The name "Roller" for this pigeon is not
right. A better name would be "nose dive pigeons".

    These pigeons come in different colors.

   The breeder in Jugoslavia gives each pigeon a name. He trains his
pigeons more than five hours a day. At first, he opens the door of the
loft, but the pigeons do not fly away. Then he calls four or five
pigeons by their names. To this sign, these pigeons fly into the sky.
Another way, he touches the pigeons with a little cane and then the
pigeons fly out. In a few minutes they are small dots in the sky and
make many somersaults in the sky.