The Official Society (Bengalese) Finch Standards (continued)

COLOR AND MARKINGS (20 POINTS)

Chocolate Self:
The chocolate should be the color of deep plain chocolate. The Chocolate Self Society must show the color on the head, wings, tail, and at least halfway down the breast. The lower half of the breast to be light chocolate with flecking. The chocolate should be rich, and ideally there should be no white feathers present. The legs must be dark and matched in color. The upper mandible should be dark like the body color and the lower mandible should be steel gray.

Fawn Self:
The fawn should be creamy cinnamon-brown. The Fawn Self Society must show the fawn on the head, wings, tail, and at least halfway down the breast. The lower half of  the breast to be light fawn with fleckings. The fawn should be rich and ideally there should be no white feathers present. The legs must be pink and matched in color. The beak, both upper and lower mandibles, should be light and even in color with a slight pinkish tinge.