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apart, and abundantly feathered (black, mot- 

 tled with white) down the outside to the end 

 of the toes. 



Toes — Straight and long, the outer and 

 middle toe well feathered. 



Carriage — Very upright. 



Breast— Y\x\\ and broad, black, slightly 

 spotted with white. 



Wing — White and small. 



Wing coverts — Metallic green, black, form- 

 ing a well-defined bar across the wing. 



Tail coverts — Rich, greenish black ; lesser 

 coverts edged with white. 



Under part of body — Black, or slightly mot- 

 tled with white. 



The points of the hen (dark or pencilled) 

 are as follows : — 



ComJ} — Pea, very small and low. 



Head— Grey, small and slender. 



Neck — Silvery white, striped with black, 

 rather short, neatly covered, slender near the 

 head. 



Breast — Very deep, broad, and prominent, 

 the feathers dull white, minutely pencilled with 

 dark pencilling, so as almost to cover the 

 ground colour. 



Legs — Yellow, well feathered, set wide 

 apart. 



Toes — Straight and long, the outer and 

 middle toe well feathered, scales yellow, with 

 a dusky shade. 



General plumage — Grey, well pencilled 

 throughout. 



Carriage — Low as compared with the cock. 



The points of the light variety of the 

 Erahmapootra cock are as follows : — 



Comb — Pea, rich bright red. 



Head — White ; small and slender. 



Neck — White, with a distinct black stripe 

 down the centre of each feather. 



Hackle — Full and abundant, flowing well 

 over the shoulder. 



Saddle Hackle— WhiiQ, striped with black. 



Breast — White ; full and broad. 



Wing, base, and coverts — White. 



J Ving primaries — Black. 



Wing secondaries — White on outside web ; 

 black on inside web. 



Tail — Black, small, and carried well up. 



Tail coverts — Glossy green, black. 



Legs — Straight and strong, set well apart ; 

 scales yellow, well feathered down the outside 

 to the end of the toes ; feathers white, slightly 

 mottled with black. 



The points of the light Brahmapootra hen 

 are the following : — 



Coiid^ — Pea. 



ZTtvr^/— AVhite ; small. 



Neck — White, distinctly striped down the 

 middle of each feather with rich black. 



Breast — -^Miite ; broad and deep. 



U ing — "\Miite, the primaries alone being 

 black. ^ 



Tail — Black, but the two highest feathers 

 edged with white. 



Thighs — ^M^ite, well covered with very soft 

 feathers. 



Legs — Yellow ; short and strong ; feathered 

 down the outside to the toes with white feathers 

 slightly mottled with black. 



Carriage — Low. 



The Brahmapootra hen should be of good 

 size, and have a broad and deep appearance 

 from the abundant soft fluff in which the tail is 

 almost buried, also the wings. The back must 

 be broad but short, with soft feathers rising to 

 the tail ; and finally, in both cock and hen, the 

 eye should be prominent and bright. Brahmas 

 may be fed up to great weights, but this renders 

 them useless for breeding purposes; and as the 

 hens have a tendency after the first year to 

 accumulate internal fat, they should have a 

 limited diet, or the egg organs will become 

 diseased, and the natural activity of the birds 

 impaired. 



