Tortie is a solid cat with or with out white. Having Black or black smoke as a base color with red in the coat it can be marbled and patches of red just like Milly or Lucky. But the color around the eyes are solid.
Calico has a base coat as White with patches of red and black very distinct patches. With no, not even one stripe on them. (If you were to show them as a calico. I have seen in the show hall one with one stripe on each side and it was not a calico.
Next is Torbie or patched they are both the same, Base color can be Silver or Brown with or without white. The patches can be marbled or patches in the base color. There will be the "M" tabby marking on the forehead and a ring of color like eye shadow around the eyes. Torbie is a term used outside of the USA usually and it means Patched tabby.
Does this help any???
Stella
picture is a patched tabby with white
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