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from a longer nose with a more gentle slope. The conformation was less compact, the
movement more fluid and the tail longer than the Persian. In essence, German Longhair did
not permit the short face and prominent forehead of the Persian and in profile the face
resembled the Tabby Shorthair. The German Longhair was found in the same colours and
patterns as the Persian: single/self colours (black, blue, cream, red and white), bicolours,
tortoisehsells (with or without white), "masks" (colourpoints), smokes, Chinchilla (tipped),
peach (goldens?), silvers and both "tiger" (mackerel) and "marble" (classic) tabbies.
In "The Formation and Breeding of House Cats (Results and Problems)" (1932) Schwangart
suggested the head and face of the German Longhair showed the influence of the large
Nordic form of F silvestris (European Wildcat) resulting in a native Longhair that was distinct
from the Persian or Angora
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