Most of the info on types, incl drawings courtesy CMR 74. More info on types see Birnbach
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Parale,                   Meander,             Whiskers,             Beard
Regarding catalogue: These are sorted differently in different catalogues		  

      Michel Scott CMR74  
Parale issue 2, 5, 20p 1866/67 14, 15, 16 29-32 14, 15, 16 1866 1st
Meander 2, 4, 18 B 1868 17, 19, 20 33, 35,36 17, 18, 19 1868 2nd
Whiskers 5, 10, 15, 25, 50B 1869 21 - 25 37-42 20 - 24 1869 Whiskers
Meander 3B 1870 18 34 25 1868 2nd
Beard 5Bred, 10B yellow, 25B january 1871 26-28 43, 44, 47 26, 27, 29 1871 Beard  1
Beard 10B blue type I, 15B red dec71, jan72 29 I, 30 45, 46 28, 30 1871 Beard  1
Beard perf 5Bred, 10Bblue, 25B brown feb-mar 1872 32 - 34 50-52 31-33 1872 Beard perf
Beard 2 10B blue type II, 50B aug-oct 1872 29 II, 31 48, 49 34, 35 1871 Beard 2

Regarding colours:
Michel lists few colours. CMR74 lists LOTS of colours. Not only red and pink, but also pink-red and red-pink...
My solution is to keep some Michel as headings, and CMR in italic - like this:
Red
red, pink, pink-red, red-pink