Bronze
is a factor that affects different areas of the bird depending on the
breed and type of Bronze. This first set of pictures are some different
variations of Modena Bronze. |

Bronze
Modena
This is a classic Modena Bronze on T-Pattern
Check. Always distinguished by a solid colored wing shield.
Picture courtesy of
Steve Ceasar |
 Bronze-Tri
Modena
This is Modena Bronze on a Checker
pattern. The Check pattern is always visible on Bronze-Tri birds.
Picture courtesy of
Steve Ceasar |

Another
variation of Bronze-Tri
These birds can sometimes appear similar to
Dominant Opal. Notice the Black tail bar which rules out Dominant
Opal.
Picture courtesy of
Steve Ceasar |

Milky
Bronze Modena
A beautiful combination of Milky and Bronze on
a Check pattern.
Picture courtesy of
Steve Ceasar |

Blue Gazzi Modena
hen
This is Modena Bronze on a Blue Bar basis. In Modenas, this is
often called just "Blue". Note the Bronze colored bars
that distinguish this color from regular blue bars.
Picture courtesy of
Joel Smith -- Malibu Loft
|

Sulphur
Bronze Gazzi Modena
This bird shows a combination of Bronze and Dilute. Sulphur in Modenas
is the Dilute of Bronze.
Picture courtesy of
Steve Ceasar |

Blue
(Bronze) Grizzle Modena
This is a combination of Modena Bronze and
Grizzle on a Blue Bar basis. As in the Blue Gazzi right above,
notice the Bronze colored bars.
Picture courtesy of Lazy R Loft |
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| Archangel
Bronze affects the head, neck, breast, and undersides of the bird.
There is basically only one Bronze colorations in Archangels:
Copper and Gold. Copper is based on wild-type and Gold is in
combination with Pale. These can be on Black Wings, Blue Wings, and
White Wings. |
 Gold
Blackwing |
 Copper
Whitewing |
| Tippler/Roller
Bronze affects the entire body of the bird, giving it a rich copper
coloring. |

Tippler
Bronze
Picture courtesy of Susie Neal |

Bronze
Mottle Show Tippler
Picture courtesy of Susie Neal |
| Following
are some other variations of Bronze coloring on other breeds. |

Ochre
Catalonian Tumbler cock
Picture courtesy of Scott Sharp (Scotland) |
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