Romanian Naked Neck Tumbler
 (Porumbeii Git Golas or Ciung Cheli)

Trans. From German by K.D. Spurling

Origin: Romania. With the exception of the Naked Neck, similiar in type and color to the Bucharest Ciung.

General Impression: Medium sized. Rather low carriage and relatively long plumage. The middle of the neck is free of feathers.

Head: Gently domed. Not too narrow. Smooth.

Eyes: Pearl. As clear as possible. Ceres narrow and barely noticeable.

Beak: Barely medium length and slightly descending. Horn colored to dark in Reds.
Light to horn colored in Yellows. Cere small.

Neck: Medium and slightly bending backwards. Middle of the neck unfeathered. Short stubble which periodically grow in, dry up and drop out again, are not considered a fault. Skin of the neck crumpled, flesh color to brown.

Chest: Medium broad, barely protruding.

Back: Medium long, slightly descending.

Wings: Relatively long. Flights are carried loosely under the tail or on the sides of the
tail.

Tail: Long, broad and flat. 14 to 16 retrices. Carried as horizontal as possible. Oil gland is lacking.

Legs: At best medium; rather short and clean.

Plumage: With the exception of the middle of the neck, the plumage is normal. Feathers relatively long.

Colors: Red, Yellow and Mealy.

Color and Markings: An intense Brown-Red or Yellow. Belly colored throughout. Back light. Flights and tail light towards the tips (not blue gray) with among cocks, as few Black specks as possible. (Spurling's note: Blacks were produced in Germany through crossing into Oriental Rollers and later died out. My Romanian sources state that pure Git Golas, as found in Romania never exhibit blue or black ticking and believe any ticking to be result of a breed cross.) Mealies with Brown-Red chest and bars. As well, the wing shields are as clean as possible. Red or yellow finch markings permitted.

Severe Faults: Coarse. Unproportioned body. High carriage. A beak which is too long. Developed feathers in the naked region of the neck. Wings dragging on the floor. Tail carriage higher than horizontal. Fewer than 14 retrices. Muted color. Flights or tail retrices a blue gray.

Judging Order: General Impression - Body Form - Neck - Carriage of wings and tail -Carriage - Color.

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