Mottled d’Uccle

Comb, Face, Wattles & Ear Lobes:   Bright Red

Beak:                                                  Swarthy horn.

Eyes:                                                   Dark Brown                

Beard & Muffs:                                 same as Breast 

Shanks and Toes:                              Bluish slate first year, lighter in later years; plumage, Mottled in same

                                                           manor as plumage in other sections.

Color of Male

Head:                Brilliant greenish black, one feather in three ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

Neck:                Hackle - brilliant greenish black, one feather in two ending in a small V-shaped white

                          tip.     Front of Neck - same as breast.

Back:                Brilliant greenish black, one feather in four ending in a small V-shaped white tip.          

Saddle:              Same as back.

Tail:                  Main Tail – Black, each feather ending in a V-Shaped white tip.  Sickles, Lesser sickles

                          and Coverts -  Black, each feather ending in a V-Shaped white tip.

Wings:              Shoulders, Fronts and Bows - Brilliant greenish black, one feather in three ending in a

                          small V-shaped white tip.  Coverts - brilliant greenish black each feather ending in a

                          V-Shaped white tip, the whole forming two distinct bars across wing.

                          Primaries – Black, ending with a white tip.

                          Secondaries – Lustrous black, ending with white tips.

Breast:              Brilliant greenish black, one feather in two ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

Body & Stern: Body – same as breast.  Stern -  fluff, black tinged with white.

Lower Thighs: Same as breast.

Undercolor:      Slaty black.

Color of Female

Head:                Black, one feather in three ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

Neck:               Hackle - black, one feather in two ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

                          Front of Neck - same as breast

Back &

Cushion:           Black, one feather in two ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

Tail:                  Main Tail – Black, each feather ending in a V-Shaped white tip.  Coverts - black, one

                          feather in three ending in a small V-shaped white tip. 

Wings:              Shoulders, Fronts and Bows – same as back.   Coverts – black, one feather in three

                          ending in a  small V-shaped white tip. forming an irregular pair of bars across wing.

                          Primaries & Secondaries – black, ending with white tips.

Breast:              Black, one feather in two ending in a small V-shaped white tip.

Body & Stern:  Body – same as breast.  Stern -  fluff, black tinged with white.

Lower Thighs:  Same as breast.

Undercolor:      Slaty black

Judging Instructions:

                           Black plumage should predominate over all sections of the plumage.  The ideal white tip should be from one quarter

                           to three eights of an inch long on the back, body and thighs. This white should be pure within itself and free from

                           traces of gray or black, the whiter and sharper the better.  An even size tip in all sections of the plumage is the ideal.

Defects:

                         Purple barring in black sections of the plumage – Large White mottling, giving bird an overall too white appearance –

                         Lack of mottling on back, breast and lower body – Solid white feathers in plumage.