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MASKED LOVEBIRD agapornis personatus |
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General description
The qualities of a good specimen are 1. A 'cobby' rounded shape 2. Exhibitioncarriage and stance, standing well clear of the perch 3. Wing tips should be touching but not obscuring the rump 4. Rump and back should be broad and strong 5. The breast should be rounded and full 6. The tail should be as sharp and compact as possible and not fanned 7. The head should be large, wide and rounded with some 'front' over the base of the bill and be mounted on a wide 'bull neck' 8. The face should be wide and appealing with large, round and bold eyes 9. The plumage colour should be even, deep and clear but with special features of each mutation taken into account 10. Feather condition should be immaculate 11. The feet should be clean, large, strong and not turned in and the toes should be straight and show no signs of curling inwards, there should be no scars or mutilations and all nails should be present 12. The bill should be clean and show no scars or mutilation, it should be large and not protruding at an acute angle
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Lenth 5 1/2 in (14cm) General plumage green(To be completed)