The Australian Matrix

[Daz 0]

The Matrix

 

Many Birds are more than one variety, eg opaline cinnamons, greywing pied, opaline spangle etc. The matrix determins in which class these birds are to be shown.

 

The Matrix as found in the Australian Standard is as follows:

 

Section

1. 
   1. Normal Green - No Groups
   2. Normal Blue - No Groups
   3.Black eyed Self - No Groups
   4. Red Eyed Self - No Groups
   5. Clearwing - No Groups
   6. Greywing - No Groups
   7. Cinnamonwing - No Groups
   8. Spangle Double Factor - No Groups
    
   9. Opaline - 3. Black eyed Self, 5. Clearwing, 6. Greywing, 7. Cinnamonwing
    
   10. Clearwing - 9. Opaline
    
   11. Lacewing - 9. Opaline
    
   12. Fallow - 6. Greywing, 9. Opaline
    
   13. Yellow Face Blue - 3 Black eyed self, 4. Red eyed self, 5. Clearwing, 6. Greywing, 7. Cinnamonwing, 8. Spangle Double Factor, 9. Opaline, 10 Clearbody, 11. Lacewing, 12. Fallow
    
   14. Spangle - 6. Greywing, 7. Cinnamonwing, 9. Opaline, 12. Fallow, 13. Yellow Face Blue
    
   15. Dominant Pied - 6. Greywing, 7. Cinnamonwing, 9. Opaline, 12. Fallow, 13. Yellow Face Blue, 14. Spangle
    
   16. Recessive Pied - 6. Greywing, 7. Cinnamonwing, 9. Opaline, 12. Fallow, 13. Yellow Face Blue, 14. Spangle
    
   17. Any other standard variety (AOSV)
    
   18. Crested - Recognised in every above variety (1 - 17)
   

How to use the matrix.

 

For combinations of more than two varieties to be accepted as standard, every combination of the varieties involved must appear in the groups.

 

Standard primary variety numbers 9 - 18 may combine with any number of its group variety, but remians the primary variety for exhibition purposes. The largest number listed in the section or group is always the primary variety. For example, Opaline (9) is grouped with Black eyed self (3), Clearwing (5), Greywing (6) and Cinnamonwing (7). The largest number in the group is 9 so these birds are shown as opalines.

 

In very simple terms, a bird that has multiple varieties is shown in the variety class in the left hand list above, provided all varieties in that bird appear in the list to the right hand side.

 

Examples

1. 
   1. A cobalt opaline yellowface dominant pied is shown as a dominant pied because both opaline and yellowface are listed against dominant pied.
   If you look at the opaline list, neither dominant pied or yellowface are listed there, so it cannot be shown in the opaline class.
   If you look at the yellowface list, opaline appears there but dominant pied does not. As all varieties in that bird are not on the yellowface list, then this bird cannot be shown in the yellowface class.
    
   2. A light green fallow greywing is shown as a fallow because greywing is listed under the fallow variety in the matrix and fallow is not listed under greywing.
    
   3. A grey opaline black eyed self is shown as an opaline because black eyed self is listed under the opaline variety in the matrix and the black eyed self class does not recognise any combinations.
    
   4. A light green cinnamon opaline is shown as an opaline because cinnamon is listed in the opaline group. Opaline is not listed in the cinnamon group.
   

Correct Discription of Birds

 

The bird is described by it's primary variety followed by secondary varieties followed by colour.

 

In the examples above:

• 1. Dominant pied opaline yellowface cobalt
  2. Fallow greywing light green
  3. Opaline black eyed self grey
  4. Opaline cinnamon light green.
  

I hope this explanes how the we class the birds in a show.

[*Nerwen* 0]

Very helpful Daz, It was confusing just to look at the list, but once reading the explanation it clicked into place.