MALE PLUMAGE: Hackle, back and wing bow bright lemon, the neck hackle feathers being striped down the centre with green-black, not brown. Remainder green-black, the breast feathers edged with pale lemon as low as the top of the thighs.

FEMALE PLUMAGE: Neck hackle light lemon to the top of the head, the lower feathers being striped with green-black. Remainder green-black, the breast laced as in the male, the shoulders free from ticking and the black from lacing. (Note: There should be only two colours in brown-red Game, viz. lemon and black. In the male the lemon should be very rich and bright and in the female light; the black in both sexes should have a bright green gloss known as beetle green.)

IN BOTH SEXES: Beak very dark horn, black preferred. Eyes, comb, face, wattles and ear-lobes mulberry (gypsy) as dark as possible. Legs and feet black.