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Charles Darwins pigeonsThe original label on a pigeon specimen given to the Museum by Charles Darwin
Dodo skeleton, Raphus cucullatusThe dodo is an icon of extinction, one of the first widely acknowledged cases of a species being wiped out by humans. There are so few complete dodo skeletons that we may never know exactly what they
Pigeons - Archangels and Swifts, Fancy BreedsA portrait of two breeds of fancy pigeon, as seen the illustration, there are two Archangels and two Swifts, also known as Egyptian Swifts
Pigeons - Three Nuns with varied colourations, Fancy BreedA 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
Pigeons - Shield, Hyacinth, Suarbian, German Toy BreedsA portrait of three varieties of pigeon from the German Toy breed. The illustrations of the Shield, Hyacinth and Suabian show their unique features
Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot FairyA portrait illustration showing three breeds of pigeon. At the top of the illustration is a Burmese pigeon, now commonly known as a Florentine
Pigeons - Black Capuchins and DamascenesAn illustration showing two Black Capuchins, also known as Syrian Wammentauben Beirut pigeons, and two Damascenes in an outdoor scenery
Pigeons - A portrait of four Homing PigeonsThe pictured Racing Homing Pigeons were the property of J. Oliver Esq. of Bexhill, and were trained by The Brighton and County of Sussex Society
Pigeons - Short and Long-Faced Antwerps, Fancy BreedA 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
Pigeons - Show and Flying Antwerps, Fancy BreedA 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
Pigeons - Red and Yellow Barbs, Fancy BreedA 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
Pigeons - Young and Old, Blue and Silver Dun DragoonA 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
Pigeons - Three Dragoons, Birmingham FancyA 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
Pigeons - Clean Legged Flying TumblersA 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
Short Faced Tumbler PigeonsA 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
Three Almond Tumbler HensA 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
Almond Tumbler Sub-varietiesA 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
Three Almond Tumbler Cock PigeonsA 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
Almond Tumbler Pigeon Tail FeathersAn illustration of Almond Tumbler tail feathers showing their differences after successive moults. The diagram also indentifies the feathers belonging to the cock
Two Pigmy Pouters and Two Isabel PigeonsA group portrait featuring one cream and one white Pigmy Pouters, with one yellow, and one red Isabels standing in their coop
White Carrier Cock PigeonA 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
Dun Carrier Cock PigeonA 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
Peacocks, Turkeys and a DodoIllustration of Peacocks, Turkeys and a Dodo by Francis Willughby (1635-1672)
Nicobar PigeonIllustration of Nicobar Pigeon by Eleazar Albin
Detail of terracotta moulding of a dodo in the Waterhouse BuThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Gallicolumba luzonica, Luzon bleeding-heart and another unidLarge Series plate 53, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Columba oenas, stock dovePlate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Ptilinopus sp. fruit dovePlate 80, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57). Annotated Ptilinopus melanocephalus
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, New Zealand pigeonFf. 137. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Columba argetraea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Gallicolumba erythroptera, Polynesian ground doveFf. 136. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba leucophrys and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Treron pompadora, pompadour green pigeonPlate 79, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ducula pacifica, Pacific imperial pigeonFf. 139. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba globicera and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Gallicolumba luzonica, luzon bleeding-heart and another doveLarge Series plate 32, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Columba torringtoni, Sri Lanka woodpigeonPlate 83, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Treron vernans, pink-necked green pigeonPlate 81, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ducula bicolor, pied imperial pigeonPlate 78, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Chalcophaps indica, emerald dovePlate 82, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Hedycarya arborea, pigeonwood treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Columba livia, rock dovePlate 3 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Ptilinopus tannensis, Tanna fruit doveFf. 138. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba xanthura and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Streptopelia chinensis suratensis, spotted-necked dovePlate 84, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ptilinopus purpuratus, grey-green fruit doveFf. 140. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba porphyracra and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Columba hodgsonii, speckled woodpigeonPlate 70, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal
Red runt, pigeonThe skeleton of a pigeon, bred, examined and labelled by Charles Darwin as part of his research into evolution
Pouter, domestic pigeonThis 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
Goura cristata, western crowned pigeonWatercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Geotrygon chrysia, Key West quail dovePlate 167 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London