▁exhibition ▁birds ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" M off at " ▁or ▁Scottish ▁Fall ows ▁after ▁their ▁owner , ▁Jim ▁M off at . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁John ▁Pap in ▁of ▁California ▁wrote ▁that ▁in ▁America ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁distinct ▁F allow ▁vari eties ▁existed . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁▁ ▁English ▁F allow , ▁red ▁eye , ▁solid ▁without ▁ring ▁ ▁German , ▁red ▁eye ▁with ▁ring ▁ ▁Californ ian , ▁similar ▁to ▁German , ▁red ▁eye ▁with ▁ring ▁ ▁Californ ian , ▁a ▁near ▁solid ▁red ▁eye ▁type ▁with ▁rather ▁fine ▁grey ▁mark ings ▁ ▁Texas , ▁a ▁red ▁eye ▁with ▁strong ▁body ▁colour ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁all ▁were ▁re cess ive ▁and ▁produce ▁norm als ▁if ▁inter m ated . ▁▁ ▁The ▁numbers ▁of ▁all ▁vari eties ▁of ▁bud ger ig ar ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁decl ined ▁dram atically ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁and ▁when ▁av icult ure ▁restart ed ▁in ▁earnest ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁English ▁Fall ows ▁were ▁very ▁rare . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁originally ▁quite ▁small ▁and ▁were ▁never ▁very ▁popular ▁with ▁bre ed ers ▁of ▁exhibition ▁birds . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁they ▁almost ▁died ▁out , ▁but ▁Dr ▁Margaret ▁Young ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁Kent ▁kept ▁the ▁variety ▁alive ▁almost ▁single - hand ed , ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁variety ▁is ▁gain ing ▁stead ily ▁in ▁popular ity . ▁▁ ▁The