The Tula Spot Turmani
By
K.D. Spurling (2001)
The
Tula Spot Startailed Turmani (Tulski Monach), tho considered a member of the
Russian Turmani group, differs from other Turmani in that it lacks the atypical
"dry" or square head that is such an important attribute of Turmani in
general. This is due to the fact that this particular breed is thought to have
originated through a blending of the Tula Startail (Tulski Turmani) and the
Moscow Helmet (Moscovski Monach).
The
breed is bred in Red and Yellows. The top of the skull is colored (hence the
termonology of "Monach" (Helmet), as is the tail, apart from the white
band in the tail that extends nearly to the tip of the feathers which are edged
in color. The remainder of the bird is white. Tula Spots are typically shell
crested, but it occassionally occurs minus a crest.
Altho
attractively marked, like other Turmani, the Tula Spots are strong fliers with
typical Turmani aerial characteristics.
The breed has not yet reached North America at this writing.
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