ORIGIN: Originally from the are of Sonneberg from where they spread over the whole of Germany.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Similar to the clean legged field pigeon only more elegant and of longer body. (Streamlined)
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HEAD: Elongated and narrow, with medium high smooth forehead.
EYES: Dark (bull) with small red smooth ring.
BEAK: Medium long and thin, the upperbeak having a slight curve at the tip.
BEAK COLOR: Upperbeak black on Blues, Blacks
and Blue Checks.
UpperBeak light horn color on Silvers and Larked colors becoming lighter toward the wattle.
Upperbeak wax color on Reds and Yellows and light colors.
Lowerbeak wax color on all patterns and colors.
NECK: In relation to the muffed wing pigeon thin tapering and nicely curved.
THROAT: Nicely rounded.
BREAST: Somewhat broad with gradual curvature.
BACK: Long, slightly tapering downward.
TAIL: Relatively long and narrow.
LEGS: Somewhat low (short) clean legged.
FEATHERING: Long and not too soft and tight fitting.
COLORS: Black, Red Yellow, Blue, Silver barred or barless. Larked and checkered. Further as rarities, Black, Red Yellow-White checkered. Red, Blue and Black with White bars. Light Yellow and Yellow checkered.
COLORS & MARKINGS: color clear (pure) and intense. Only the wings and spot are colored, all else is white, the white area (heart) on the back between the wings should be as large as possible in order to make the colored wings look narrow and long. Blue, Silver and similar light colors must show darker flight feathers.
SPOT: The spot color must be wide at the wattle base but must not touch the beak corners or the eyes. it is spear (pear) shaped or similarly wide.
Under Wing and Heart enclosures are required to be colored.BAD FAULTS: