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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=115 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="1b5ee570.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Directory  /  <A HREF="index_m.htm#directory____home____breeding_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Welcome"><U>Home</U></A>  /  <A HREF="index_m.htm#breeding_standard" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Welcome"><U>Breeding Standard</U></A>  /  <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>  /  <A HREF="gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U>Gallery</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=365 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="750" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003366" BORDERCOLORDARK="#003366" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 767 WIDTH="260"><div>  <A NAME="directory____home____breeding_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B><IMG SRC="1b9e1e70.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Taganrog (Chiliks)</div> <div> Origin: From the South West Soviet Union near the town of Taganrog by Lake Asowschen. Taken to Germany in 1972 where it was officially recognized as a breed in 1976.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1bee1d20.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="breeding_standard"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>Breeding Standard</B></I></div> <div> <B>Order of Importance:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Breed Type</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Body Form and Stance</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Tail Carriage & Posture / Action</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Head and Beak</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bbbbbb00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Markings and Color</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#330000 WIDTH="490"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bc5d300.jpg" border=0 width="349" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1c26b020.jpg" border=0 width="363" height="258" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Overall Impression</B>: A small pigeon with high tail carriage and wings carried below the tail. Will show tremulous neck shaking when not at rest. A high forehead, flat top to the skull but with rounded profile. Barely medium length beak.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Head</B> : Plain-headed with a high forehead. In profile, a flattened top but with rounded contours.</div> <div> <B>Beak</B>: Short to medium length, broadly set forming a stumpy angle with the forehead. Flesh-colored in Black and Blue birds with 'snip' (forehead spot). A darker over-beak for Dun and Reds with snip. A light horn colored over-beak allowed.</div> <div> <B>Eye</B>: Large and dark. Eye cere, fine and pale.</div> <div> <B>Neck </B>: Full from the body, tapering and forming a graceful curve. The hind neck full and slightly outward curving. When alert, slight neck tremors.</div> <div> <B>Breast</B> : Carried forward and proud. Broad and well rounded.</div> <div> <B>Back </B>: Short and broad.</div> <div> <B>Wings</B> : Not too long, carried under the tail with the wing tips just clear of the floor.</div> <div> <B>Tail</B> : 14-20 Tail feathers allowed. Tail carried high, well closed at the tail root and then flaring to spread as wide as the breast. No 'Grease Quills' in the tail cushion.</div> <div> <B>Legs </B>: Short and clean-legged.</div> <div> <B>Feathers</B> : Broadly webbed, soft and not too long.</div> <div> <B>Colors</B>: Black, Dun, Blue (with black bar), Red and Yellow.</div> <div> <B>Color and Markings:</B> Color desired to be rich, clear and intensive with a good sheen. While ground color with the wing-shields</div> <div> colored. 7-12 white primary feathers. Can also have a colored snip (spot) on the forehead.</div> <div> <B>Faults:</B> Thin small body. Too tall. Thin loose or trailing tail. Forehead and skull too vaulted (the forehead should be high but not overhanging the top of the skull should not be rounded). Beak too long. Less than 7 or more than 12 white primary feathers</div> <div> (there should be no more than two white primaries different each side). Wing tips crossing, either under or over the tail. Uneven color or markings. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://loftone.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://loftone.net"><U>Loftone design</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>