Skip to main content

Columba Collection (page 2)

Background imageColumba Collection: Short-Faced Bald-Headed Pigeons

Short-Faced Bald-Headed Pigeons
A group portrait showing four Short-Faced Bald-Headed pigeons perched inside their coop. The illustration presents the unique characteristics and aesthetics of the Blue, Red

Background imageColumba Collection: Short Faced Tumbler Pigeons

Short Faced Tumbler Pigeons
A portrait of four sub-varients of the Short Faced Tumbler pigeons seen in their coop with a nest. The four subvarients pictured are the Black, Red, and Yellow Mottled Short Faced Tumbler

Background imageColumba Collection: Three Almond Tumbler Cock Pigeons

Three Almond Tumbler Cock Pigeons
A group portrait of three male Almond Tumbler pigeons ages 1 1/2 years, 2 1/2 years, and 4 years old. The illustration shows the distinctive features of an Almond Tumbler cock depending on its age

Background imageColumba Collection: Black-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon

Black-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of two Black-Pied Pouter, (Pigmy Pouter) pigeons, with two white feathered Brunner Pouters featured in the background. The illustration shows their unsual features as a fancy breed

Background imageColumba Collection: Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon

Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop

Background imageColumba Collection: Blue Pouter Cock Pigeon

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

Background imageColumba Collection: Wood pigeon, Columba palumbus

Wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba palumbus, woodpigeon

Columba palumbus, woodpigeon
Plate 23 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageColumba Collection: Pink pigeon

Pink pigeon adult ringed feeds on forest floor endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve Mahebourg Bay

Background imageColumba Collection: Darwins Pigeons, African Owl

Darwins Pigeons, African Owl
Figure 22, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Background imageColumba Collection: Darwins Pigeons, English Fantail

Darwins Pigeons, English Fantail
Figure 21, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Background imageColumba Collection: Darwins Pigeons, The Rock Pigeon

Darwins Pigeons, The Rock Pigeon
Figure 17, Original drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Background imageColumba Collection: Darwins Pigeons, English Barb

Darwins Pigeons, English Barb
Figure 20, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Background imageColumba Collection: Darwins Pigeons, English Carrier

Darwins Pigeons, English Carrier
Figure 19, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol. 1) Date: 1868

Background imageColumba Collection: Speckled wood pigeon, Columba hodgsonii

Speckled wood pigeon, Columba hodgsonii
Number 10 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Background imageColumba Collection: Charles Darwins pigeons

Charles Darwins pigeons
The original label on a pigeon specimen given to the Museum by Charles Darwin

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Archangels and Swifts, Fancy Breeds

Pigeons - Archangels and Swifts, Fancy Breeds
A portrait of two breeds of fancy pigeon, as seen the illustration, there are two Archangels and two Swifts, also known as Egyptian Swifts

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy Breed
A portrait of three Nuns with varied colourations standing in their pigeon coop. The Nun is a breed of fancy pigeon, also known as the Dutch Shell Pigeon

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Shield, Hyacinth, Suarbian, German Toy Breeds

Pigeons - Shield, Hyacinth, Suarbian, German Toy Breeds
A portrait of three varieties of pigeon from the German Toy breed. The illustrations of the Shield, Hyacinth and Suabian show their unique features

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy

Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy
A portrait illustration showing three breeds of pigeon. At the top of the illustration is a Burmese pigeon, now commonly known as a Florentine

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Black Capuchins and Damascenes

Pigeons - Black Capuchins and Damascenes
An illustration showing two Black Capuchins, also known as Syrian Wammentauben Beirut pigeons, and two Damascenes in an outdoor scenery

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - A portrait of four Homing Pigeons

Pigeons - A portrait of four Homing Pigeons
The pictured Racing Homing Pigeons were the property of J. Oliver Esq. of Bexhill, and were trained by The Brighton and County of Sussex Society

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Short and Long-Faced Antwerps, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Short and Long-Faced Antwerps, Fancy Breed
A portrait of two Short-Faced and two Long-Faced Antwerps which are a breed of fancy pigeon. The illustration presents their distinctive colouration and markings

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Show and Flying Antwerps, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Show and Flying Antwerps, Fancy Breed
A portrait of two Show Antwerps, and two Flying Antwerps which are breed of fancy pigeon. The illustration shows the short-faced features of the show antwerp

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Red and Yellow Barbs, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Red and Yellow Barbs, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Red and Yellow Barb pictured inside their coop. The Barb is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Young and Old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoon

Pigeons - Young and Old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoon
A portrait of three young and old, Blue and Silver Dun Dragoons, who are a member of the Fancy Breed of pigeon, most commonly found in London

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham Fancy

Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham Fancy
A portrait of a Silver-Brown Bar, a Silver-Black Bar, and a Blue Dragoon, breeds of the fancy pigeon. The pigeons are also are in common with Birmingham, UK

Background imageColumba Collection: Pigeons - Clean Legged Flying Tumblers

Pigeons - Clean Legged Flying Tumblers
A portrait of three sub-variants of the Clean Legged Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The variants shown are a Yellow-Mottled, Red-Mottled, a Black-Mottled, or a Rosewinced

Background imageColumba Collection: Three Almond Tumbler Hens

Three Almond Tumbler Hens
A group portrait of three female Almond Tumbler pigeons ages 1 1/2 years, 2 1/2 years, and 4 years old. The illustration shows the distinctive features of an Almond Tumbler hen depending on its age

Background imageColumba Collection: Almond Tumbler Sub-varieties

Almond Tumbler Sub-varieties
A portrait of four sub-variety pigeons of the English Short Faced Tumbler breed. Showing the full-length body and characteristics of the Almond Splash, the Red Agate Splash or Mottle

Background imageColumba Collection: Almond Tumbler Pigeon Tail Feathers

Almond Tumbler Pigeon Tail Feathers
An illustration of Almond Tumbler tail feathers showing their differences after successive moults. The diagram also indentifies the feathers belonging to the cock

Background imageColumba Collection: Two Pigmy Pouters and Two Isabel Pigeons

Two Pigmy Pouters and Two Isabel Pigeons
A group portrait featuring one cream and one white Pigmy Pouters, with one yellow, and one red Isabels standing in their coop

Background imageColumba Collection: White Carrier Cock Pigeon

White Carrier Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a White Carrier Cock standing in full-length with one other of its kind nesting in the background. The portrait brings to attention its distinctive features

Background imageColumba Collection: Dun Carrier Cock Pigeon

Dun Carrier Cock Pigeon
A full-length portrait of a Dun Carrier Cock. The Dun Carrier Cock is an English fancy breed of pigeon. The large cere above the beak is one of the characteristics

Background imageColumba Collection: Common Wood Pigeon - adult - grooms on top of a

Common Wood Pigeon - adult - grooms on top of a cottage roof - April (Columba palumbus L.). Isle of Wight - UK

Background imageColumba Collection: Stained Glass Window Pont Street

Stained Glass Window Pont Street
The circular stained glass window of St Columbas Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Pont Street, London. The stone mullions form the Scottish saltire of St Andrews flag. PROPERTY RELEASE: Granted

Background imageColumba Collection: Ruins of Iona Cathedral and Orans Chapel

Ruins of Iona Cathedral and Orans Chapel. Off the south west coast of Mull, Scotland. In 563, St. Columba landed here from Ireland and established a monastery and a base for his evangelism

Background imageColumba Collection: Carolina Turtle Dove, by John James Audubon

Carolina Turtle Dove, by John James Audubon
Carolina Turtle Dove, Columba Carolinensis, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba oenas, stock dove

Columba oenas, stock dove
Plate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba torringtoni, Sri Lanka woodpigeon

Columba torringtoni, Sri Lanka woodpigeon
Plate 83, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba livia, rock dove

Columba livia, rock dove
Plate 3 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba hodgsonii, speckled woodpigeon

Columba hodgsonii, speckled woodpigeon
Plate 70, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Background imageColumba Collection: Pouter, domestic pigeon

Pouter, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon

Columba elphinstonii, Nilgiri woodpigeon
Plate 26, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageColumba Collection: Collection birds eggs

Collection birds eggs
Plate 58 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba vitiensis, white-throated pigeon

Columba vitiensis, white-throated pigeon
Drawing No. 72, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageColumba Collection: Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon

Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Background imageColumba Collection: Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon

Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon
Photograph of Columba jouyi specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping