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Launched 12th February 2009 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth
The dawn of an idea with the
aid of peristeronic steps..........
Darwin's Pigeons
1859-2009- 150 years of Darwin's Origin of Species
Illustrated London News
In Darwin's time 'The Illustrated London News' often featured pigeons on its pages. The centre picture on this page was published sometime after his death, about the time that his son Francis published his memoirs. The pigeons once again feature but this time in a Darwin context.
Jacobin English Carrier English Pouter Almond Tumbler Owls
English Pouters and Fantails
Runts, Fantails, Jacobins and Barbs
Philoperistron Show 1853
Web Site and content by John Ross
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