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Spangle Grey (Frank Silva Bird)



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SPANGLE GREY

General body colour:    rump, breast, flanks and underparts grey of an even depth of colour throughout.
Mask:    white, ornamented by six evenly spaced large round black throat spots with white centres, the outer two being partially covered by the base of the cheek patches. The white of the mask extending over the frontal and crown, to merge with the black undulations at the back of the head. The frontal and crown should be clear and free from all markings.
Markings:    on cheeks, back of head and neck; black with a well-defined white edge and on wings each feather being white in colour with a black inner edge and a white outer edge. All markings should be free from any intrusion of body colour.
Cere:    blue in ****, brown in hens.
Eyes:    black with a white iris.
Cheek patches:    grey, silvery white or a mixture of both.
Primary wing flights:    white with a minimal black edge.
Primary tail feathers:    white or white edged with black.
Feet and legs:    blue/grey, fleshy pink or a mixture of both.

(Note: there are light, medium and dark shades of spangle grey. The shade of the cheek patches may change according to the shade of the body colour).

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