Barred: Each feather barred across with black bands, having a beetle green sheen on a white background. The bands or barring to be of equal proportion - black and white. Barring should continue through the shaft and into the under fluff, each feather must finish with a black tip. Plumage should be presence in a bluish, steely appearance free from brassiness and of a uniform shade throughout. Legs and feet yellow, eyes red/orange.

Birchen: Male - Hackle, back, saddle, shoulder coverts and wing bows silver white, the neck hackle with narrow black striping. Remainder rich black, the breast having a narrow silver margin around each feather, giving it a regular laced appearance gradually diminishing to perfect black thighs.

Birchen: Female - Hackle similar to that of the male. Remainder rich black, the breast very delicately laced as in the male.

Birchen: In both sexes - Beak yellow but may be shaded with black or horn. Eyes red, orange or yellow – red preferred. Comb, face, wattles and ear lobes bright red. Legs and feet yellow.

Black: Rich sound black with lustrous beetle green sheen throughout, free from white or coloured feathers. Some light under colour in adult males is permissible so long as it does not show through. Dark legs are permissible if the soles of the feet and backs of shanks are yellow.

Blue: A rich, pale pigeon blue, free from lacing but with, dark blue hackles in the back and tail of the male.

Buff: Sound buff of a perfectly even shade throughout, quite sound to the roots of the feathers and free from black, white or bronze feathers. The exact shade of buff is not material so long as it is level throughout and free from shaftiness, mealiness or lacing.

Columbian: Pearl white with black markings. Head and neck hackle white with a dense black stripe down the middle of each feather, free from black edgings or black tips. Saddle pearl white. Tail feathers and tail coverts glossy green black, the coverts laced or not with white. Primaries black, or black edged with white. Secondaries black on inner edge, white outer. Remainder of plumage entirely white of pearl-grey shade, free from ticking. Under colour, either slate, blue-white or white.

Cuckoo: Evenly barred with dark slate on light French-grey ground.

Lavender: The lavender is not a lighter shade of the Blue Pekin. It is different genetically and is of a lighter more silver tint without the more darker shade associated with the blue. The silver tint is most obvious in the neck and saddle hackle feathers of the male. Beak yellow or horn. Eyes red, orange or yellow. Legs and toes deep yellow.

Mottled: Evenly mottled with white at the tip of each feather on a rich black with beetle green sheen.

Partridge: Male: Head dark orange red, neck hackle bright orange or golden red, becoming lighter towards the shoulders and preferable shading off to as near lemon colour as possible, each feather distinctly striped down the middle with black, and free from shaftiness, black tipping or black fringe. Saddle hackle to resemble neck hackle as early as possible. Breast, thighs and under-parts, tail coverts, wing butts, foot feathers, hock feathers and fluff, a lustrous green-black, free from grey, rust or white. Back, shoulder coverts and wing bow, rich crimson. Primaries, black free from white or grizzle. Secondaries, black inner web, bay outer, showing a distinct wing bay when closed.

Partridge: Female: Head and hackle light gold or straw, each feather distinctly striped down the middle with black. Remainder a clear light partridge brown, finely and evenly pencilled all over with concentric rings of dark shade (preferably glossy green black). The whole of the uniform shade, frequently described as the colour of a dead oak leaf, with three concentric rings of pencilling, or more over as much of the plumage as possible

Silver Partridge - Male: Head silver – white, neck hackle silver – white, each feather distinctly stripped with black and free from shaftiness, black tipping or black fringe. Saddle hackle to resemble neck hackle as nearly as possible. Breast, underparts, tails coverts, wing butts and foot feather, hock feather and fluff, ilustrous green black, free from grey or white. Back, shoulder coverts and wing bow black. Primaries black, free from grizzle; Secondaries – black inner webb, white outer, showing a distinct wing bay when closed.

Silver Partridge - Female: Head and neck silver white, each feather distinctly stripped down the middle with black. Remainder silver grey, finely and evenly pencilled all over with concentric rings of dark shade, (preferably glossy green-black). The whole of uniform shade and markings with three concentric rings of dark shade, (preferably glossy green – black). The whole of uniform shade and markings with three concentric rings of pencilled or more, over as much of plumage as possible.

Silver Partridge - In both sexes: Beak yellow but may be shaded with black or horn. Eyes red, orange or yellow – red preferred. Comb face and ear lobes red. Legs and feet yellow.

White: Pure snow white, free from cream or yellow tinge, or black splashes or peppering. Comb, face and wattles and ear lobes, bright red.