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Also
known as: Polish Silver & Pearl Magpied Highflyer and
Polish L.F. Silver & Pearl Tumbler.
Head: Long and narrow, proportional to the
bird's size, without corners, edges, or platform. The
frontal fiat and filled up, making the profile of the
entire head from the end of the beak to the back of the
head as one uninterrupted slightly arched line which
gives the impression of a perfectly straight line. The
back of the head unites with the back of the neck by a
short rounded downward curve. The head and beak, if
looked upon from the top, form a regularly widening
wedge, which is gently rounded at the back.
Eye:
Eyes are placed high and close to the profile line of
the head in the rear of the skull. The iris is clean
pearly with a very slight bluish tinge and without any
other color present. The pupil is small and round
positioned in the center of the iris. The eye cere
blue-gray to almost black, well marked. The Pearly
Highflyer has flesh-colored eye ceres, which must be
light and without any redness.
Beak:
Long, moderately thin, broadly attached, forming a
continuous wedge with rest of the skull if looking upon
from the top. Dark (black) for the silver variety and
light (flesh-colored) for the Pearl variety. The wattles
of silver-gray color are delicate and small, not
disturbing the profile and the wedge of the entire head.
The Pearl variety's wattles are pearl-flesh colored with
no brown present.
Neck: Straight, proportionally long and thin
with a nice cut out under the beak mildly widening and
harmoniously blending into the breast and shoulders.
Neck feathers should not show any raggedness.
Breast: Not too wide (proportionally narrow) not
sticking out forward, makes a harmonious line from the
almost perpendicular neck and continues nicely to the
breastbone.
Back: Proportionally narrow, slightly rounded in
the shoulder area, falling moderately.
Wings: Long, held close to the body with visible
wing butts, closed tightly and resting on the tail
without crossing each other, reaching the middle of the
tail's black band.
Tail: Closed and straight, slanting at an angle
to make a continuous straight line with the falling back
but not touching the ground and not too long.
Legs: Clean, long, but proportional and thin,
visible thighs not coming together in the knee area. The
back part of the leg has feathers coming down to the
knee joint. The front part of the leg has feathere
coming down to the knee joint. The front part of the leg
has feathere coming down about 1/4" below the knee
joint. Toenails, white.
Color of Plumage:
Brilliant white with icy-silver magpie pattem, except
for the tail which is dark silver-blue, including the
upper and lower coverts. The end of the tail has about
half of an inch wide black band followed by a narrow
light silver. The Pearl variety has same marking
pattern, except that the icy-silver color is more pearl
silver. The tail is not silver-blue but dark pearl
silver with a brown-gray band followed by a narrow light
pearl silver. In both varieties, the lighter and softer
the magpied markings are, the better.
General Appearance: All elements of the bird
shown above must make a harmonious whole, creating a
flying pigeon type, which is proportionately built,
slim, with an erect station with its back moderately
dropping, holding its straight neck slightly forward
from the plum line and carrying its head proudly and
horizontally.
Note:
The title of Champion will be bestowed upon the best
pigeon in the class if it is awarded at least 94 pts.
Otherwise, the highest graded pigeon in the breed class
is awarded as Best of Breed.
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Head |
24 pts |
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Overall Appearance |
20 pts |
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Eye |
10 pts |
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Cere |
8 pts |
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Beak |
8 pts |
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Neck |
10 pts |
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Leg |
10 pts |
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Color |
10 pts |
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We are currently
looking for a picture of a Srebrniak (Perlovy). If any of you
have raised a champion and have a picture, please send it to
azpigeonclub.org
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Superb |
94-100 pts |
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Very Good |
89-93 pts |
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Good |
83-88 pts |
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Satisfactory |
81-84 pts |
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FAULTS:
Body:
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Chunky,
horizontal, or too deep station.
Head:
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Short, wide,
bulging head above the eyes.
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Lack of wedge
from of the entire head if looking upon from the top.
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Corners in
the back of the wedge (looking from the top).
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The profile
line of the head turns squarely into the neck instead of turning
down with a nice short, round curve.
Eye:
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Any red
veins.
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Large and
ill-shaped pupil.
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Off center
pupil.
Eye Ceres:
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Deviation in
color.
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Inconspicuous
in silver varieties.
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Reddish in
pearl variety.
Beak:
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Out of
proportion (too thick or too thin).
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Uneven in
substance.
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Indented.
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Turning
upward or downward in relation to the head profile.
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Large wattles
and/or deviation in color.
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Narrow at its
base joining the frontal.
Neck:
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Short.
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Thick.
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Not
proportional.
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Having
abagdette kink.
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Lacking a cut
out under the beak.
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Dewlap or
gullet
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Ragged neck
feathers.
Breast:
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Too wide and
sticking out.
Back:
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Too wide.
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Hump back.
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Hollow back.
Wings:
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Not clinging
to the body.
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Hanging below
the tail.
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Crossing each
other at the primaries, sabre like.
Tail:
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V-tail.
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Scoop tail.
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Wry tail.
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Split tail.
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Held
horizontally or raised.
Legs:
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Short.
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Rusty
pigmentation in the silver plumage.
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White in the
tail feathers (if little then only a minor fault).
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The almost
black band in the tail too light.
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Uneven
coloration of the neck.
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Too much
green luster in the neck.
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Pearl variety
especially vulnerable.
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Dark spots on
wing coverts.
General:
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All visible
signs of degeneration.
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Crippling
(hump, wry tail, crooked breastbone, etc.) will disqualify the bird
from competing.
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