Gold transverse-pencilled

Color and pattern male

Head: deep golden-bay.

Neck: hackle deep golden-bay; front of neck similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders, wing-bows and saddle-hackle: warm reddish-bay.

Wing-bar: deep golden-bay, each feather with metallic glossy green-black tranverse pencilling, 3-4 times wider then those of golden-bay.

Wing-flights: deep golden-bay with strong transverse black pencilling, which become narrower towards the feather-tips.

Tail: main-feathers black; sickles glossy green-black with a faint golden-bay pencilling at the base, gradually diminishing towards the tip.

Breast, thighs and belly: deep golden-bay, each feather with metallic glossy green-black tranverse pencilling, noticeably wider towards the fluff, feather-tip as dark as possible.

Fluff: golden-bay, black transverse pencilled.

Down: greyish-black to black.

Note

Hen-feathered males correspond entirely in color and pattern females.

Serious faults

Extensive pencilling in the hackles. Shoulders and wing-bows not sufficiently warm reddish-brown. Weak transverse pencilling throughout the plumage. Transverse pencilling on the upper breast to throat not rising high enough. Weak pencilling in the wing-flights. Complete insufficient sheen in black. Too light a shade in the neck- and saddle-hackle. Horse-shoe pattern. Coloration that is much too light, much too dark or complete uneven. White in tail or wing-flights.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser degree.

Color and pattern female

Head: golden-bay.

Neck: hackle golden-bay; front of neck to throat similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders, saddle, wing-coverts: deep golden-bay, each feather with metallic glossy green-black tranverse pencilling, feather-tip as dark as possible.

Wing-flights: golden-bay with strong transverse black pencilling, gradually diminishing in strength towards the tips.

Tail: main-feathers golden bay become darker towards the tip due to the gradually widening black transverse pencilling; coverts golden-bay along their entire length black tranverse pencilled.

Breast, thighs and belly: deep golden-bayn, each feather with metallic glossy green-black tranverse pencilling, noticeably wider towards the fluff, feather-tip as dark as possible.

Fluff: golden bay, black transverse pencilled.

Down: greyish-black to black.

Serious faults

Extensive pencilling on the lower part of the hackle. Weak transverse pencilling throughout the plumage. Insufficient transverse pencilling on the upper-breast. Weak pencilling in the wing-flights. Far too few black pencilling in the tail feathers. Color far too light, far too dark or complete uneven. White in tail or wing-flights.