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The Zebra Finch Society
(United Kingdom)
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BLACKCHEEKED1. BLACKCHEEKED NORMAL Cock: Eyes dark. Head, neck and wings dark grey. Breast bar jet black. Throat and upper breast pale grey with black zebra lines running from cheek to cheek, continuing down to the breast bar. Underparts white, which may have some fawn shading near the vent and thighs. Cheek patches black with no trace of brown. Tail black, with white bars. Flank markings black with even round white spots. Beak red, legs and feet orange. Hen: As for cock, minus breast barring, throat markings, and flank markings. Cheek patches to be full and black, but may be less strong than for the cock. Throat and upper breast grey. Underparts off white to vent. Show Faults: Brown shading in cheek patches in both sexes and flanks on cocks. Cock markings (eg chest bars) on hens. Brown shading on mantle and wings, and white tipping to wing feathers. Excessive fawn shading to underparts. 2. BLACKCHEEKED FAWN Cock: Eyes dark. Head neck and wings dark fawn. Breast bar blackish brown. Throat and upper breast fawn with blackish brown zebra lines running from cheek to cheek from the bill down to the chest bar. Underparts white, but there may be some pale fawn shading near the vent and thighs. Cheek patches deep blackish brown with no trace of orange. Tail deep brown with white bars. Flank markings as dark as possible with even round white spots. Beak red, legs and feet orange. Hen: As for cock, minus breast barring, throat markings, and flank markings. Cheek patches full and deep brown, but may be less strong than for the cock. Throat and upper breast light fawn. Underparts white. Show Faults: Poor colour matching between cocks and hens. White or orange colouration to the wing flight feathers. Too much fawn or cream shading on the underparts. Orange feathers in the cheek patches and flanks. 3. BLACKCHEEKED PIED Cock: As for the Normal, Fawn, etc. Blackcheeked, but with the body colour broken with white, approximately 50%. Well matched pairs are acceptable in the range 40-60%. Cocks to retain all cock markings in broken form. Beak red, legs and feet orange. Hen: As with the cock, but lacking the cock markings except for the cheek patch. the cheek patch should be broken with white Show Faults: Poor matching of pairs and unevenness of white areas. Loss of markings, especially on cocks. 4. BLACKCHEEKED DOMINANT SILVER Cock: Eyes dark. There are various shades of Silver, silvery grey being the ideal. Breast bars sooty to pale grey, throat and upper breast matching body colour with diluted zebra lines to match breast bar. Underparts white which may have pale cream or silver shading near vent and thighs. Cheek patches silvery grey, the level of dilution to be similar to that of the chest bar. Side flankings grey with even round white spots. Tail grey to match the colour of the chest bar with white bars. Beak red, legs and feet orange. Hen: As for the cock, minus breast baring, throat markings, and flank markings. Cheek patches silvery grey and full, but may not be as strong as the cock. Throat and upper breast silvery grey to match the cock. Show Faults: Uneven colouration, fawn shading, characteristic markings too pronounced or too indistinct. Poor matching of colour of cock and hen. 5. BLACKCHEEKED DOMINANT CREAM Cock: Eyes dark. There are various shades of Cream, from light to dark, with a greyish tinge. However the head, neck, back and wings should be of an even shade without patchiness. Breast bars and zebra lines greyish fawn. Throat and upper breast matching body colour. Underparts white. Cheek patches greyish fawn to off-white, of an intensity to match the level of dilution of the other markings. Flank markings greyish brown with even white spots. Tail greyish brown with white tail bars. Beak red, legs and feet orange Hen: Same as the cock, but without chest bar, zebra lines and flank markings. Cheek patches should be full and greyish brown, but may not be as strong as the cock. Throat and breast colour to match the cock. Show Faults: Uneven coloration. Poor matching of colour between the cock and hen. Characteristic markings too faint or too dark. 6. BLACKCHEEKED LIGHTBACK Cock: Eyes dark. Head, neck and wings silvery grey. Chest bar black, throat and upper chest silvery grey with black zebra lines to match chest bar. Underparts white with no shading. Cheek patches black. Side flankings black with even, clear round white spots. Tear markings and tail markings black to match colour of the chest bar. Beak red, legs and feet orange Hen: As with the cock, minus chest baring, throat markings, and flank markings. Cheek patches to be full and black, but may be less strong than for the cock. Throat and upper chest silvery grey. Underparts off white to the vent. Show Faults: Patchiness on back and wings. Breast bars on hens. Pairs not matching for depth of colour. 7. BLACKCHEEKED CHESTNUT FLANKED WHITE Cock: Eyes dark. Head neck and wings white. Chest bar black, throat and upper breast white with zebra markings to match the chest bar. Underparts white. Cheek patches black. Side flankings as dark as possible with even, clear white spots. Tail black to match the colour of the chest bar, with white bars. Beak red, legs and feet orange. Hen: As for cock, minus breast barring, throat markings and flank markings. Cheek patches to be full and black, but may be less strong than for the cock. Show Faults: Excessive sooty markings on the head, and creaminess in the white parts. Too great a dilution of the black coloration in the cheeks, breast bar, zebra markings, and flank markings. Brown shading in cheek and (on cocks) flank markings. |
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