ORIGIN: It is thought that this breed had its origin in the vicinity of Danzig, Poland in 1807. Other sources point to the ancient province of Galacia.
HEAD: Narrow, free from ridges. The forehead is elongated and when seen from a side view the profile between the beak and the base of the crest is a slightly ascending straight line. The back of the skull is slightly arched.
BEAK: Long and thin in all color varieties. The color of the beak should be of a pale flesh color. Blacks and blues sometimes have a stained beak tip which is permissible in these colors, but preference must be given to a flesh colored beaked bird if all other features are equal. The tip of the upper beak should be turned slightly down. Length of the beak from the tip to the forehead is about 14 mm.
WATTLE: Small, delicate, powdered white in color.
EYES: Bright pearl in color. Young birds, those being up to one year old, may appear to have either lighter or darker eyes. Their eyes may be glassy, milky or marble colored, but older birds should have the bright pearl eyes.
CERE: Narrow, bluish white in color.
CREST: A wide shell crest that wraps completely around the back of the skull extending from ear to ear. No gaps should appear in the crest and the crest should merge nicely into the neck. The crest does not end in rosettes.
NECK: Medium in length, rather slim with a slight guttural edge to the breast.
CHEST: Strong and wide.
SHOULDERS: Long, slightly hollowed and slightly falling on the rump.
WINGS: Long, resting nicely on the tail.
FLIGHTS: In length the flights should reach the highest point of the tail.
TAIL: The tail should contain from 14 to 18 long, wide feathers. The tail is fan-shaped and should not be elevated.
LEGS: Long and sturdy, red in color and free from feathers below the hocks.
CARRIAGE: Horizontal. The body length from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail should be 32 to 36 cm.
COLORS: Selfs in: black, blue, red, yellow, and white. Also teagers and magpies.
FAULTS: Too stout in build. Short. Plump. Body not carried horizontally. Black or thick beaks. Stained beaks in color varieties other than black or blue. Large or sharply angled head. Red or yellow eye ceres. Eye color other than described in the standard (with the noted exception for young birds). Twisted crest. Crest not reaching from ear to ear. Gaps in the crest. Drooping wings. Small tail. Less than 14 tail feathers. More than 18 tail feathers. Groused legs. White feathers in black, red, yellow, and blue selfs.
ORDER OF EVALUATION: Head and beak - Body and carriage - Eye and cere - Crest - Color