Polecat
Color and pattern male
Head and neck: black with brown admixture
Saddle: black with brownish-yellow admixture; distinct markings are not desired
Back and shoulders: black with golden-yellow admixture. The golden-yellow color is abundantly present on the back
Tail: black; some white at the base of the main sickles is permitted
Large flight feathers: black. Small flight feathers: inner vane black, outer vane colored light yellow, so that when the wing is closed, a light yellow wing triangle is displayed
Breast: Glossy green black
Belly, abdomen, and thighs: black
Down color: gray
Serious faults
absence of markings in the outer vane of the small flight feathers, absence of the base color in the neck and saddle hackles;
Faults
the aforementioned serious faults occurring to a lesser extent. Much white (mottled) in the tail
Color and pattern fmale
Head and neck: black with a cream to light golden-brown indistinctly bordered feather margin; this feather margin does not enclose the feather.
Back, shoulders, and saddle: cream to light golden brown with some admixture of black.
Large flight feathers: black. Small flight feathers:
inner vane black, outer vane cream to light golden brown with some black admixture.
Tail: tail feathers black, coverts cream to light golden brown with black admixture.
Front of neck: cream to light golden brown. The veining is slightly lighter and clearly distinguishable.
Breast: cream to light golden brown. The veining is slightly lighter and clearly distinguishable.
Belly, abdomen, and thighs: cream to light golden brown with some dark gray discoloration on the abdomen.
Down color: gray.
Serious faults
excessive black color mixing in the breast; distinct shaft stripe pattern in the neck where the ground-colored feather edge runs around the tip; peppering and edging on back, shoulders, and saddle
Faults
the aforementioned serious faults occurring to a lesser extent.
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