Picture No 10948334 Date circa 1880s Description Blue Pouter Cock Pigeon Details A portrait of a Blue Pouter Cock standing on a loft rooftop with three other pouters featured in the background. The Pouter pigeon is characterised by a its very large, inflatable crop. They are kept as ornamental or fancy breeds, valued for their unusual appearance. Source Chromolithograph Plate by J. W. Ludlow, in The Illustrated Book of Pigeons, Cassel and Company Limited, 1885 Credit Line © The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library