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APPENDIX. 



Tail Black. 



Tail Coverts Rich green black, lesser 



coverts edged with -white. 

 Legs Scales yellow, feathers black, mottled 



with white. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Comb, Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles Rich 

 bright red. 



jHead Gray. 



Neck Silvery white, striped with black. 



Remainder of the Plumage Dull white, 

 minutely and distinctly penciled through- 

 out with dark penciling, so close as al- 

 most to cover the ground color, the pen- 

 ciling reaching well up the front of the 

 breast. 



Legs Scales yellow, with a dusky shade. 



LIGHT BRAHMAS. 



COLOR OF COCK. 



Comb, Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles Rich 



bright red. 

 Head White. 

 Neck White with a distinct black stripe 



down the center of the feather. 

 Breast, Underpart of Body and Thighs 



White. 



Back and Shoulder Coverts White. 

 Saddle White, striped with black. 

 Wing BOID and Coverts White. 



" Primaries Black. 



" Secondaries White on outside web, 



black on inside web. 

 Tail Black. 

 Tail Coverts Glossy green black; lesser 



coverts silvered on the edge. 

 Legs Scales bright yellow ; feathers white, 



slightly mottled with black. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Comb, Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles Bright 

 red. 



Head White. 



Neck White, distinctly striped down the 

 middle of each feather with rich black. 



Breast and Lack White. 



Wing White, the primaries alone being 

 black. 



Tail Black, the two highest or deck-feath- 

 ers edged with white. 



TJugJis and Fluff White. 



Legs Bright rich yellow; feathers white, 

 slightly mottled with black. 



Points in Brahmas. 



Size 3 



Color 4 



Head and Comb 1 



Wings, primaries well tucked 



under secondaries 1 



Legs and featherings of ditto 1 



Fluff 1 



Symmetry 2 



Condition 2 



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Disqualifications. 



Birds not matching in the pen, combs not 

 uniform in the pen, or falling over to one 

 side, crooked backs, legs not feathered to 

 the toes, or of any other color except yel- 

 low, or dusky yellow. 



MALAYS. 

 GENERAL SHAPE. 



THE COCK. 



Beak Very strong and curved. 



Comb Small, placed quite in front of the 

 head, low and flat, covered over with 

 very small warty indentations. 



Head Long, flat on the top, projecting over 

 the eyes. 



Eye Bright, sunk beneath a projecting eye- 

 brow, the eyelids pearled round the edge. 



face Very naked and skinny, with a harsh 

 cruel expression. 



Wattles Very small, mere folds of the 

 naked skin of the throat. 



Throat Veiy skinny, and quite destitute ot 

 feathers. 



Neck Very long, slightly curved, rapidly 

 slanting from the head ; the hackle very 

 hard, short, and scanty, particularly in 

 the lower part. 



Back Very long, slightly curved, and rap- 

 idly slanting from the shoulders to the 

 tail, the shoulder coverts and saddle feath- 

 ers very short and hard. 



Body Long and round, the feathers on the 

 lower part very short, giving the bird a 

 cut out appearance. 



Wings Very strong, projecting out promi- 

 nently from the body even when closed. 



