What is the difference between an Aracana and an Ameraucana?

[Rockland Farm]

Does anyone know what the difference between an Aracana and an Ameraucana chicken is?

 

[Cats Critters]

Aracana have tufted and tailless to start, but there different in other ways here are some pages on them:
http://www.mypetchicken.com/Araucana-B13.aspx
http://www.mypetchicken.com/Ameraucana-B5.aspx

 

[speckledhen]

This is a much discussed topic here. Do a Search and you will find more than you ever want to read about the subject.

 

[Chris09]

In short..
Araucanas;
They are rumpless/no tail and have tufts of feathers protruding from each side of the neck. ( not my bird )

Ameraucanas ;
They have beards not tufts of feather and they have a tail.. ( not my bird )

Chris