Multiple laced isabel-partridge

Color and pattern male

Head: isabel-yellow.

Neck: hackle warm isabel-yellow, each feather with a lavender shaft-stripe, running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; vein lavender; front of the neck lavender.

Back and shoulders: isabel-yellow.

Saddle-hackle: warm isabel-yellow, feathers similar to the neck-hackle, a slightly deeper shade is permitted, equality is desired.

Tail: steering-feathers, sickles, by-sickles and coverts lavender, smaller-coverts warm isabel-yellow laced.

Wings: bow lavender; wing-arch warm isabel-yellow, greater-coverts lavender forming a wing-bar when the wing is closed.

Primary-flights: lavender with a isabel-yellow narrow lace along the outside of the outer-vane.

Secondary-flights: lavender with a isabel-yellow lace along the outer-vane, forming a isabel-yellow wing-triangle when the wing is closed, feather- end lavender.

Breast: lavender, some isabel-yellow lacing permitted.

Belly, thighs and rear-part: lavender, some isabel-yellow lacing permitted in thighs.

Down: light lavender.

Serious faults

White in tail and wing-flights. Isabel-yellow too light, resulting in a lack of contrast with lavender. Lack of shaft-stripe on neck and saddle.

Faults

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

Color and pattern female

Head: isabel-yellow.

Neck: hackle isabel-yellow, each feather with a broad lavender shaft-stripe (slightly laced with isabel-yellow), running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; vein lavender; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders, saddle-cushion and wing-coverts: each feather greyish isabel-yellow sharpley lavender multiple laced, parallel to each other and to the outline.

Tail: steering-feathers lavender, both upper feathers lavender with isabel-yellow pattern; coverts similar to the back.

Primary-flights: lavender with a isabel-yellow narrow lace on the outer-vane.

Secondary-flights: inner-vane lavender, outer-vane isabel-yellow with lavender multiple lacing running approximately parallel to the feather-outline.

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

Belly and thighs: soft isabel-yellow with lavender multiple lacing.

Rear-part: soft isabel-yellow.

Down: light lavender.

Serious faults

Too weak or incorrect pattern on the back, breast and wing-coverts. Peppered pattern instead of clear pattern. Isabel-yellow too light, resulting in a lack of contrast with lavender.