Multiple laced blue-partridge

Color and pattern male

Head: orange-red.

Neck: hackle warm orangey golden-yellow, each feather with a bright-blue middle-stripe, running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; shaft bright-blue; front of the neck bright-blue.

Back, shoulders and wing-bows: carmine-red.

Wings: front black; greater-coverts bright-blue forming a wing-bar when the wing is closed.

Primary-flights: black with a deep red-brown narrow lace along the outer-web.

Secondary-flights: bright-blue with a deep red-brown lace along the outer-web, forming a red-brown wing-bay when the wing is closed, feather-end bright-blue.

Saddle-hackle: similar to the neck-hackle, a slightly deeper shade is allowed, equality is desired.

Tail: main-feathers, sickles and coverts bright-blue, smaller-coverts warm orangey golden-yellow laced.

Breast: bright-blue, some brown lacing allowed.

Thighs, belly and fluff: bright-blue, some brown lacing allowed in thighs.

Down: greyish.

Serious faults

White in tail and wing-flights. Considerably uneven, too reddish-brown or too greyish-yellow ground-color. Too dark in hackles or too faint middle-stripes. Much too dark or much too pale shade of blue. Complete or partly black feathers.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser degree. Too light and incomplete colored wing-bay.

Color and pattern female

Head: deep yellow-brownish orange.

Neck: hackle orangey-yellow, each feather with a broad bright blue shaft-stripe, running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; vein bright-blue; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders, saddle-cushion and wing-coverts: each feather warm greyish yellow-brown sharpley bright-blue multiple laced, parallel to each other and to the outline.

Tail: steering-feathers bright-blue, both upper feathers bright-blue with warm grey-brown marking; coverts similar to the back.

Primary-flights: bright-blue with a narrow brown lace on the outer-vane.

Secondary-flights: inner-vane bright-blue, outer-vane brown with bright-blue multiple lacing running approximately parallel to the feather-outline.

Breast: similar to the back; lacing extend to the throat.

Flanks, thighs and belly: soft greyish yellow-brown with bright-blue multiple lacing.

Rear-part: soft grey-brown.

Down: greyish.

Serious faults

Too weak or incorrect lacing on the back, shoulders, saddle-cushion, breast and wing-coverts. Rust color on wings. Peppered pattern instead of clear lacing. Much too dark or much too pale shade of blue. Complete or partly black feathers. Very uneven ground color.