Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy Breed
A portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon. The two varieties of Frill-Backs, the crest and plain-headed, are illustrated in full-length to show their frill or curls on the wing shield feathers and feet. The Scandaroons, also known as Nuremberg Bagdads are illustrated to show their varied pied colouration and prominent wattle on the nostril cere
Picture No
10948508
Media ID
48217868
Size
3700px x 4523px
(4.5MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Chromolithograph by J. W. Ludlow, for The Illustrated Book of Pigeons, Cassel & Company Limited, 1885
Date
circa 1880s
Pick your License
Backs Blend Colouration Columba Columbidae Columbiformes Crested Curls Domesticated Feathering Frill Frills Livia Pied Pigeon Pigeons Plumage Portait Sheilds Varieties Wattle Wattles
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > SIL
