Blue Pouter Cock Pigeon
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
Picture No
10948334
Media ID
48218052
Size
3836px x 4790px
(4.9MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Chromolithograph Plate by J. W. Ludlow, in The Illustrated Book of Pigeons, Cassel and Company Limited, 1885
Date
circa 1880s
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Barred Cock Columba Columbidae Columbiformes Detailed Detailing Details Distinctive Feature Inflatable Inflated Livia Loft Nests Ornamental Pigeon Pigeons Pouter Rooftop Rooftops Tarsus Winged
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