Piccione color
Marrone scuro
A deep brown: the eye color most dog standards ask for, and the shell of dark-brown layers such as Welsummers and Barnevelders.
21 Piccione breeds list Marrone scuro. It is in a club standard for 16 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 2 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Marrone scuro
| Breed | NPA |
|---|---|
| CarneauOcchi | Da standard (“Bull eye permitted in whites only.”) |
| Civetta africanaOcchi | Da standard (“either bull or gravel; bull or claret”) |
| Civetta tedesca anticaOcchi | Da standard (“Eyes should be large, bull eyed, bright and lively.”) |
| Frill orientaleOcchi | Da standard (“very dark brown; dark brown, ruby or orange”) |
| Gozzuto di BrünnOcchi | Da standard (“dark in whites and gansels”) |
| Gozzuto ingleseOcchi | Da standard (“bull in whites”) |
| Gozzuto pigmeoOcchi | Da standard (“whites have bull eyes”) |
| KingOcchi | Da standard (“Bull”) |
| ModeneseOcchi | Da standard (“Bull or orange eyes permitted.”) |
| MondainOcchi | Da standard (“White - Must have bull eye.”) |
| Pavoncello ingleseOcchi | Da standard (“Eyes dark for all white headed colors.”) |
| RiccioOcchi | Da standard (“The saddle pattern should have bull or black eye on all colors.”) |
| Roller orientaleOcchi | Da standard (“Bull eyes are acceptable in whites”) |
| RuntOcchi | Da standard (“(Bull in Whites, Pearl in all other colors.)”) |
| Show RacerOcchi | Da standard (“A bull eye or solid black eye is permissible in Whites and Splashes.”) |
| Viaggiatore giganteOcchi | Da standard (“A bull or solid eye is admissible in whites and white splashes.”) |
| CappuccinoOcchi | Alternativo (“Double bull eyes are admitted in the AOC class or cut three points for lack of color.”) |
Breeds where Marrone scuro is a fault
| Breed | NPA |
|---|---|
| Tumbler ingleseOcchi | Difetto (“Dark eyes”) |
Breeds where Marrone scuro is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | NPA |
|---|---|
| MonacaOcchi | Squalificante (“Birds having bull, orange, broken, or odd eyes”) |
| TipplerOcchi | Squalificante (“a bull eye; Bull eyes”) |
| Roller di BirminghamOcchi | No ruling |