Silverquail

Color and pattern male

Head: glossy black ground-color, very narrow edged with silvery-white.

Neck: large feathers of the hackle entirely velvet-black, sheen increases towards the back; smaller feathers, higher in the hackle towards the throat, velvet-black with a very narrow silvery-white edge and shaft.

Shoulders and back: each feather has a green-glossy black triangular center with silvery-white barbs; back-feathers with silvery-white shaft; back-feathers broad under the hackle, become narrower on the back and longer on the lower back.

Saddle: hackle black with broad silvery-white barbs and shaft

Tail: steering-feathers black; sickles green-glossy black; greater-coverts glossy black, lesser-coverts green-glossy black with silvery-white edging.

Wings: bow-feathers black with a narrow silvery-white edging; greater-coverts silvery-white with a glossy black spangle at the tip of the feather, forming a black wing-bar.

Primariy-flights: black.

Secondary-flights: inner-vane black; outer-vane mostly silvery-white, tip of the feather black, wing-triangle is formed when the wing is closed.

Breast and front of neck: overall silvery-white.

Thighs: similar to the breast.

Belly: slightly darker than the breast.

Rear-part: light greyish.

Down: gray.

Serious faults

Deviant pattern on the neck-hackle. Black pattern on the breast. Yellow tinge in the silvery-white feather-areas. Lack of pattern on the secondary-flights.

Faults

The above serious faults occur to a lesser extent.

Color and pattern female

Head: black, very narrow edged with gold.

Neck: hackle feathers velvety-black with a narrow, golden-brown edging that widens slightly towards the throat; the lower edge of the hackle is almost entirely black.

Shoulders, back, and saddle: very dark brown with a velvety-black sheen, with a narrow dark-brown edging, and brilliant gold-yellow shaft, the edging narrows towards the saddle.

Tail: black steering-feathers; very dark brown-black coverts with gold-brown edging and gold shaft; dark-brown support-feathers with gold shaft and gold-brown edging.

Wings: coverts similar to the back; edging broadens towards the wing-flights.

Primary-flights: black.

Secondary-flights: inner-vane very dark-brown; outer-vane very dark-brown with a narrow, not sharply defined brown at the edge, tip of the feather black.

Front of neck, breast, belly and thighs: gold-yellow (nanking-yellow); feathers on the sides of the breast, towards the wings and rear-part, are very dark-brown with gold-yellow edging and gold-yellow shaft.

Rear-part: light grayish-brown.

Down: gray.

Serious faults

Deviant pattern on the neck-hackle. Reddish, too pale, or brownish breast. Too red in the gold-brown feather areas. Black pattern on the breast. Lack of pattern in the primary- flights. Too little, too narrow, or too broad dark-brown side-edging on the back, saddle, tail and wing-coverts or too broad gold-yellow shafting. Too much brown in the feather-area on the wings.

Faults

The above serious faults occur in minor degrees.

 

 

 

 

Head: black, very narrowly edged with silvery-white.

Neck: hackle velvety black with a narrow, silvery-white edging that increases slightly in width towards the throat; the lower edge of the hackle is almost entirely black.

Shoulders, back, and saddle: very dark gray with a velvety-black sheen, with a narrow silvery-white side lacing and brilliant silvery-white veining; the side lacing narrows towards the saddle.

Tail: black steering-feathers; very dark gray coverts with silvery-white edging and silvery-white veining; dark gray support-feathers with silvery-white veining and silvery-white edging.

Wings: coverts similar to the back feathers; the edging broadens towards the flight feathers.

Primary-flights: black.

Secondary-flights inner vane dark gray; outer vane very dark gray with a narrow, not sharply defined, silvery-white pattern at the edge of the feather, tip of the feather black.

Front of neck, breast, belly, and thighs: silvery-white; the feathers on the sides of the chest, towards the wings and flanks, are very gray with silvery-white edging and silvery-white veining.

Rear-part: light gray.

Down: gray.

Serious faults

Too broad lacing and veining on the neck. Black pattern on the breast, plus yellow tinge in the silvery-white feather areas. Absence of pattern in the secondary-lights. Too little, too narrow, or too broad silvery-white lateral lacing on the back, saddle, tail, and wing-coverts, or too broad silvery-white veining. Too much white in the feather field on the wings.

Faults

The above serious faults occur in minor degrees.

 

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