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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