I have been so confused about this. I now confirm that the forehead M and stripes is the most tell-tale sign of a tabby. They do come in colors other than gray and brown .... as I had thought ... but my new webpage for tabbies can only hold so many! For those who have tabbies other than brown and gray, I will soon be making a page for Orangies .. and may go further with color patterns as well.

OK ... here is a website that explains colors, patterns, and etc....

http://www.devons.com/tabby.html

Kim