HEAD: Head of generous proportions, comparatively broad and gently rounded in both directions.

EARS: Moderately large, wide at the base, rounded tips, slightly tilted and opening forward.

EYES: Large and lustrous, upper lid straight, lower curved; wide apart, slanting towards the nose.

NOSE: Of even width, broad, well raised above the level of the cheeks. In profile, the nose break is concave below and convex above the line of the eyes; the two parts of the curve being of equal length. A Roman nose is a fault.

CHEEKS: Well rounded, with good width.

JAWS: Firm, broad, tapering to a blunt muzzle.

CHIN: Firm, of sufficient depth and width to complement the nose leather. Nose leather and chin are flanked by well-developed whisker pads of comparable area, giving the foreface the impression of a four-leafed clover.

NECK: The curve at the back of the skull flows smoothly into a neck of medium length, in proportion to the body.

BODY: Medium in length, hard and muscular, heavier than it appears; chest broad and round.

TAIL: Length in balance with the body, thick, minimal taper, well furred.

LEGS: Proportionately strong, hind legs slightly higher than forelegs.

PAWS: Neat and oval.

COAT TEXTURE: Short, glossy, dense and resilient.

SCALE OF POINTS

Head & neck 15

Ears 5

Eye shape & set 5            25

Body 15

Tail 5

Legs & paws 5                25

Coat length & texture      10

Coat colour 15

Coat pattern 15

Eye colour 5                   45

Condition 5                      5

Total                            100

 COAT PATTERN:  

     SPOTTED 

An unbroken line runs back from the corner of the eye to meet a broken line running from the corner of the mouth. Markings on the forehead form an intricate letter M, and extend as lines over the top of the head to the shoulder region. Several broken/unbroken necklaces on neck and upper chest. Spine line/s broken or unbroken, no penalty. Body markings symmetrical spots of any size or shape over sides, flanks and belly. Elongated spots, or banding on the legs permissible. Tail evenly ringed, with a solid tip. Paws may be spotted above, undersides of the pattern colour.

     MARBLED 
The marbling consists of symmetrically placed patches of the darkest colour, broken internally with blotches of lighter colours, on a pale ground. Margins between ground colour and dark patches may be uneven, but should be clearly delineated. Ground colour has uneven margins along the spine. 
Head: Dark lines from the corner of the eye, below the eye and below the jaw to meet mid-cheek below the ear. Markings on the forehead form a coronet with a central apex between the ears. From the coronet, four parallel lines run over the top of the head and neck.  
Body: Shoulders, sides and flanks, marbled. The flow of the pattern to be horizontal, not vertical. Dark spine- line from level of mid-point of the rib-cage to base of tail bordered by two bands of lighter colour. Belly spotted with at least two rows of rather heavy elliptical spots. 
Chest: A series of broken or unbroken necklaces, or scallops which extend from the shoulder pattern. 
Legs: Irregular-shaped banding on the upper legs, incomplete smaller bands and spots on the lower legs and feet. Underside of feet of darkest pattern colour, which should extend to the hocks 
Tail: Dark colour above, light below. Banding on the upper surface irregular, due to extensions of pale bands from below. Seen from the side, it looks like irregular scalloping.

CONDITION: Cats should feel firm with rounded contours.

AUSTRALIAN MIST COLOUR STANDARD