They were developed as a small, fast growing meat breed in 1972 by Lance Ruting in Merrylands, New South Wales and named after his wife, Ann Elizabeth Ruting.
Males have a glossy green head which ends at a white ring.
Females are fawn coloured, with brown marks in the center of each feather on the majority of the body.
Off-white primaries spotted with grey, and blue-green secondary flight feathers.
Both sexes have grey bills, dark brown eyes and bronze legs.