Tooth Billed Pigeon Collection (#2)

Pigeons: Dragoons, Blue, Silver, Brown Bar, Silver, Black Bar, Birmingham Fancy (colour litho)
7183893 Pigeons: Dragoons, Blue, Silver, Brown Bar, Silver, Black Bar, Birmingham Fancy (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dragoons, Blue, Silver)

Pigeons: Black and Dun Barbs (colour litho)
7183891 Pigeons: Black and Dun Barbs (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black and Dun Barbs)

Pigeons: Red and Yellow Jacobins (colour litho)
7183888 Pigeons: Red and Yellow Jacobins (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red and Yellow Jacobins)

Pigeons: English Owls, Blue, Powdered Blue, Silver, Yellow (colour litho)
7183881 Pigeons: English Owls, Blue, Powdered Blue, Silver, Yellow (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Owls, Blue, Powdered Blue, Silver)

Pigeons: Black Capuchins; Damascenes (colour litho)
7183877 Pigeons: Black Capuchins; Damascenes (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Capuchins; Damascenes)

Pigeons: English Fantails, Black, White, Blue (colour litho)
7183875 Pigeons: English Fantails, Black, White, Blue (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Fantails, Black, White, Blue)

Pigeons: Trumpeters, Russian or New Type, White, Black-Mottled, Black (colour litho)
7183874 Pigeons: Trumpeters, Russian or New Type, White, Black-Mottled, Black (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trumpeters, Russian or New Type)

Pigeons: Magpies (colour litho)
7183866 Pigeons: Magpies (colour litho) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magpies. Illustration for The Illustrated Book of Pigeons with Standards for Judging by)

Venezia / Venice: I Piccioni (b / w photo)
7148906 Venezia / Venice: I Piccioni (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I Piccioni)

The Fables of Aesop: The Kite and the Pigeons (litho)
7155741 The Fables of Aesop: The Kite and the Pigeons (litho) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1824-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kite and the Pigeons)

La chasse aux palombes en Armagnac (engraving)
7194440 La chasse aux palombes en Armagnac (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse aux palombes en Armagnac)

Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves (colour litho)
7185925 Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves)

Pigeons: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft (engraving)
7183915 Pigeons: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon ramier; Wood-pigeon; Holztaube (engraving)
7197091 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon ramier; Wood-pigeon; Holztaube (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeon ramier; Wood-pigeon; Holztaube)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon; Taube (engraving)
7197089 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon; Taube (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeon; Taube)

La Cote D Azur: Monte Carlo, Le Tir aux Pigeons (b / w photo)
7162761 La Cote D Azur: Monte Carlo, Le Tir aux Pigeons (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monte Carlo, Le Tir aux Pigeons)

Pigeons: Oriental Rollers (engraving)
7183916 Pigeons: Oriental Rollers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oriental Rollers)

Pigeons: Leghorn Runt, from Eaton (engraving)
7183909 Pigeons: Leghorn Runt, from Eaton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leghorn Runt, from Eaton)

"Loves Labour Lost"(engraving)
7177750 " Loves Labour Lost" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Loves Labour Lost." Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Pigeons: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft (engraving)
7183917 Pigeons: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Wallaces Pigeon Loft)

Pigeons: A Spitalfields Dormer (engraving)
7183914 Pigeons: A Spitalfields Dormer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Spitalfields Dormer)

Les palombes (engraving)
7200018 Les palombes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les palombes. Illustration for La Chasse Illustree (Firmin Didot, 1871-72).); © Look and Learn

Pigeons: General Loft (engraving)
7183919 Pigeons: General Loft (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Loft)

The Little Dodo (engraving)
7182213 The Little Dodo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Dodo. Illustration for The Childs Companion and Juvenile Instructor (1873)

Pigeon tower in Egypt (colour litho)
7148218 Pigeon tower in Egypt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeon tower in Egypt.); © Look and Learn

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon souffleur; Pouter-pigeon; Kropftaube (engraving)
7197092 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon souffleur; Pouter-pigeon; Kropftaube (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pigeons: Blue Dragoon, Cup at Crystal Palace, 1874 (engraving)
7183912 Pigeons: Blue Dragoon, Cup at Crystal Palace, 1874 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blue Dragoon, Cup at Crystal Palace, 1874)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon voyageur; Carrier-pigeon; Brieftaube (engraving)
7197093 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon voyageur; Carrier-pigeon; Brieftaube (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon pattu; Feather-footed pigeon; Taube mit gefiederten Fuszen (engraving)
7197088 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeon pattu; Feather-footed pigeon; Taube mit gefiederten Fuszen (engraving) by European School

Pigeons migrating (engraving)
7192142 Pigeons migrating (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeons migrating)

Le tir aux pigeons a Valence (engraving)
7199935 Le tir aux pigeons a Valence (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le tir aux pigeons a Valence)

Le sifflet du pigeon messager (engraving)
7200005 Le sifflet du pigeon messager (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le sifflet du pigeon messager)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeonnier; Pigeon-house; Taubenschlag (engraving)
7197094 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pigeonnier; Pigeon-house; Taubenschlag (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeonnier; Pigeon-house; Taubenschlag)

Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm (chromolitho)
7148474 Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm)

Pigeons a l anglaise (litho)
7158793 Pigeons a l anglaise (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigeons a l anglaise)

Victorian children playing on the village green (chromolitho)
7157115 Victorian children playing on the village green (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le sifflet des pigeons, en Chine (engraving)
3645701 Le sifflet des pigeons, en Chine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le sifflet des pigeons, en Chine)

The Princess and Her Pigeons (colour litho)
3621895 The Princess and Her Pigeons (colour litho) by Emmerson, Henry Hetherington (1831-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Princess and Her Pigeons)

The cabman and his horse (colour litho)
3622345 The cabman and his horse (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (active c. 1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cabman and his horse)

Kenny Meadows: Mr Pigeon (engraving)
5989576 Kenny Meadows: Mr Pigeon (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pigeon)

French soldiers training military carrier pigeons on a rooftop in Paris (engraving)
6000567 French soldiers training military carrier pigeons on a rooftop in Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pigeons (engraving)
6003537 The Pigeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pigeons. Illustration for The Childrens Friend (1872).); © Look and Learn

Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar (engraving)
961901 Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rice storehouses and pigeon cots in Madagascar)

The Guildhall, City
LLM461095 The Guildhall, City by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guildhall, City. Illustration for Pictures of London (Ward Lock, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Poultry yard, duck pond and pigeon house
LLM462072 Poultry yard, duck pond and pigeon house by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poultry yard, duck pond and pigeon house)

Homing pigeons returning to their loft (chromolitho)
2782530 Homing pigeons returning to their loft (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homing pigeons returning to their loft)

Releasing homing pigeons (chromolitho)
2782527 Releasing homing pigeons (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Releasing homing pigeons. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Enlargement of a message carried by a pigeon (chromolitho)
2782529 Enlargement of a message carried by a pigeon (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enlargement of a message carried by a pigeon)

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The tooth-billed pigeon, a magnificent creature known for its unique beak structure and vibrant plumage, has captivated the attention of artists and enthusiasts alike throughout history. In "The Carrier Pigeon, " an exquisite engraving captures the grace and agility of these avian messengers as they soar through the skies with purposeful determination. In another masterpiece titled "A Pigeon Match, " a color lithograph showcases the beauty of these birds in flight, their wings spread wide against a backdrop of azure blue. The scene is filled with excitement as pigeons compete in a thrilling race, showcasing their remarkable speed and endurance. "The Singularity of War" presents yet another captivating portrayal, depicting pigeons carrying messages amidst chaos and destruction. This poignant color lithograph serves as a reminder that even in times of conflict, these feathered creatures play an invaluable role in communication and unity. Berlin's bustling Taubenhandlung or Pigeon Dealers are captured in black-and-white photography, illustrating the significance placed on these birds by enthusiasts who seek to breed various sub-varieties such as Almond Splash, Yellow Agate, Red Agate Splash or Mottle, Kite - each possessing its own distinctive charm. London Fancy Dragoons take center stage in one colorful lithograph; their reds, whites, and yellows create a mesmerizing display that enchants all who gaze upon them. Turbiteens also make an appearance - Blue and Black Crested ones alongside Red and Yellow Plain Headed ones - showcasing the diversity within this beloved species. Frill-Backs steal hearts with their intricate patterns while Scandaroons stand proud with their red-black pied feathers displayed prominently. Ice Pigeons from Ural to Siberian exhibit stunning silver-blue hues that evoke images of frozen landscapes bathed in moonlight. Amongst this array lies the regal Black Lahore adorned with its glossy feathers; nearby stands the striking Red Helmet, its vibrant plumage a testament to nature's artistry.