Gold black-laced

Color and pattern male

Head: warm golden-brown; each feather with a black shaft-stripe, ends in a sharp point near the tip.

Neck: hackle warm golden-brown, each feather with a strong green-glossy black shaft-stripe, running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; vein golden-brown; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back and shoulders: golden-brown, some lacing is permitted.

Saddle-hackle: golden-brown, each feather with a black shaft-stripe and a elongated golden-brown centre.

Tail: steering-feathers black; sickles and greater-coverts green-glossy black; smaller-coverts similar to the saddle-hackle but with a widerr golden-brown centre.

Wings: bow feathers golden-brown with black lacing; wing-arch golden-brown as a result of the broad golden-brown lacing on each feather; greater-coverts golden-brown with a narrow, sharply defined, glossy-green black lacing, forming a wing-bar when the wing is closed.

Primary-flights: black with a narrow golden-brown lace on the outer-vane.

Secondary-flights: outer-vane base black, the other half golden-brown with a black lace, which widens at the tip; inner-vane black with a narrow golden-brown lace.

Breast, belly and thighs: each feather warm golden-brown with a narrow, sharply defined, green-glossy black lace.

Rear-part: greyish brown.

Down: blue-grey, becoming lighter towards the base.

Serious faults

Uneven ground-color or a tint deviating from warm golden-brown. Light veins. Much too wide lacing. Golden-brown narrow lace around the black lacing. Breaking through of the shaft-stripe on the tip of hackle feathers. Poorly defined and interrupted lacing. Very irregular lacing. Much brown in the sickles. Complete black feathers on flanks and thighs. White in wing-flights and tail steering-feathers.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser degree.

Color and pattern female

Head: warm golden-brown.

Neck: golden brown, each black feather with a narrow, running around, golden-brown lace; vein golden-brown; front of the neck similar to the back.

Back and shoulders: each feather warm golden-brown with a narrow, sharply defined, green-glossy black lace.

Tail: steering-feathers black, coverts golden-brown with a black lace.

Wings: bow and coverts similar to the back.

Primary-flights: black with a narrow golden-brown lace on the outer-vane.

Secondary-flights: outer-vane base black, the other half golden-brown with a black lace which widens at the tip; inner-vane black with a narrow golden-brown lace.

Breast, belly and thighs: similar to the back.

Rear-part: greyish brown.

Down: blue-grey.

Serious faults

Uneven ground colour or a tint deviating from warm golden brown. Light veins. Much too wide lacing. Golden-brown narrow lace around the black lace. Breaking through of the shaft-stripe on the tip of hackle feathers. Poorly defined and interrupted lace. Very irregular lace. Complete black feathers on flanks and thighs. Between the feather-groups strongly deviating lace-width. White in wings and tail.