Richness of color carrying down as near the skin as possible, showing no foreign color or ticking. The neck is still a darker shade of silvery blue with a brilliant greenish metallic luster. Wings show two well defined bars running in a curved V-shape across the wing coverts. The bars to be dark chocolate in color, approximately one inch apart at the bottom of the wing coverts and come nearly together as they approach the top of the wing. A similar dark bar approximately three quarters of an inch wide at tip of the tail.
Silver is preferred, but white is permissible over rump.
The neck is a still darker shade of clear blue with a brilliant greenish metallic luster. Wings show two well defined bars running in a curved V-shape across the wing coverts. The bars are to be black color, approximately an inch apart at the bottom of the wing coverts and come nearly together as they approach the top of the wing. A similar black bar approximately three quarters of an inch wide at the tip of tail. Blue is preferred, white permissible over rump.