Shield pigeons

Shield pigeons with mountain pines in the Schachtzabel from 1906, breed table 37

Smooth-footed and whipped shield pigeons in the Schachtzabel from 1906, breed table 38

Shield pigeons are colored pigeons with a white plumage base and colored wing shields . They include:

• Lucerne shield dove
• Saxon shield dove
• South German shield dove
• Thurgau shield dove
• Thuringian shield dove

literature

• Emil Schachtzabel : Illustrated splendid work of all pigeon breeds. Königliche Universitätsdruckerei H. Stürtz AG, Würzburg [1906], doi : 10.5962 / bhl.title.50313
  • Color pigeons: shield pigeon with mountain pines. Plate 37 ( scan of the description from Wikimedia Commons)
  • Colored pigeons: shield dove, smooth-footed. Plate 38 ( scan of the description from Wikimedia Commons)