Although the camera angle is a littlel funny....it kind of shows up in this one:
The following wording is from a website that is quoting the Poultry Club of Great Britain's Standard (PCGB):
"Downs, Female (Cream): Silver-grey type. The stripe should be very dark brown, extending over the head, neck and rump. The edges of the stripe should be clearly defined, not blurred and blending with ground colour - the sharper the contrast, especially over the rump the better. The stripe should be broad; a narrow or discontinuous stripe should be avoided. A light head patch should be visible, clearly defined in outline, showing up brightly against the dark background.
Male: The down is much paler in tint, the pattern being blurred and washed out from head to rump; it may best be described as pale silvery-slaty."
It seems kind of strange - the PCGB doesn't mention the white head splotch on the male - nor the dark eye-liner on the female....
ETA - sometimes my females have it and sometimes they don't - often it looks more like a little bit of frost tipped -- or like someone took a dry paint brush and just touched the head.
Here is the same chick a couple of weeks later - she was just starting to get her crest -- but I think you can make out the V and the light part
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Below is the boy who is was on the left in the first picture---his head blotch was hidden by the warmer:
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