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Breed
Qatqati Mahlawi
قطقاطي محلاوي
محلاوي
The form most affected by the entry of the black Ghuzar into the Sabouni, and it shows in both its colour and its head, which is slightly smaller than either of its siblings. Its body colour is a very dark grey close to black, the frosting much weaker than in the other two, the skull cap a dead black, and the neck silver but usually weaker than its siblings'. Its eye ring is darker than the Sabouni's — a deep ruby.
References
معلومات من كبار مربي الحمام الغزار والمصري وما توفر من المراجع
Judging criteria
| Judging criteria | Weight |
|---|---|
| الرأس من الأمام حجم رأسه أصغر قليلاً من أخويه (الصابوني والقشر سمك). | 10 |
| الرأس من الخلف تأتي من الخلف بدوران. | 10 |
| العضم مثل أخويه — متوسط السُمك وخياري قصير، ولونه خمري بشكحة سوداء. | 20 |
| العين يكون لون ضُربه أغمق من الصابوني فيكون ياقوتي قاعد (غامق)، والضريبة فضي. | 15 |
| الجفن متوسط السُمك ولونه خمري فاتح مائل للوردي، وبه خرزة. | 5 |
| الجسم والتوب توبه رصاصي غامق جداً يكاد يكون أسود، والتقريشة فيه ضعيفة جداً عن أقرانه، والطاقية سوداء حالكة، ورقبته باللون الفضي وعادة تكون أضعف من أخويه. | 25 |
| الهيئة العامة والصحة مثل أخويه — أرجل خشنة محرشفة متوسطة، والطول في المتوسط (٣٥ سم). | 15 |
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