The Official Society (Bengalese) Finch Standards (continued)

CONFORMATION (50 POINTS)

Distribution as follows:

Head and Body: 25 points.
The ideal Society Finch will have a combined beak, head, body, and tail length of between 4 1/4 and 4 1/2 inches. The body appears trim and slightly muscular, with its broadest point about the chest and shoulders. From the chin, the lower body line flows outward to its deepest point at the chest, continuing smoothly through the abdomen, with only slight roundness, tapering slightly to the legs. Behind the legs to the tail, the body tapers to the vent. The line of the back runs smoothly and slightly rounded from the base of the neck to the tail. The back is slightly rounded from shoulder to shoulder, and the sides of the body are slightly rounded from the shoulders through the vent.

In typical mannikin fashion, the forehead flows directly from the line of the upper mandibles with no rise. The head has a slightly rounded crown, flowing smoothly to the neck. Eyes are set forward of the center of the head, with the bottom of the eye even with the line where the mandibles meet. The neck is, form all views, broader than the head, increasing in width as it approaches the shoulders. There is little or no dip in the backline of the neck. The legs must be equal and parallel. Missing toes or nails are faulted. Nails are of suitable length to assure proper grip.