There are no specified quantities of marbling, flecking, or blotching for merle coats. The ventral surfaces are pale grey or brown with brown flecking. The toes and fingers were light brown with pale brown flecking. The adult is mainly black with white flecking on the back and wings. Free from white hairs and mealiness or flecking. Some cultivars bear white flecking on the plant body while others lack this feature. Alleles present at the Spotting (S), Ticking (T) and Flecking (F) loci determine white markings. It is brown above, with white flecking on the shoulders.