STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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DARK BRAHMAS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; comh falling over to 
either side; crooked backs; wry tails; twisted feathers in wings; 
legs not feathered on the outside and to the extremities of the 
outer toes; vulture hocks; cocks not weighing nine pounds; hens 
not weighing seven and a half pounds; cockerels not loeighing 
seven and a half pounds; pullets not weighing six pounds. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Broad, of medium length, and slightly projecting 
over the e3'es, — color of plumage, silvery- white : — Beak, very 
stout and curved, and, in color, dark horn, the sides being yel- 
\ow: — Eyes, large and bright. 
Comb: Bright red, pea, small, lower in front and rear than 
in the centre; tirm on the head, without falling over to either 
side, and distinctly divided, having the appearance of three 
small combs joined together, the largest and highest in the 
middle, and each part slightly and evenly serrated. 
Wattles and Ear-lobes: Wattles, brilliant red, of med- 
ium length and well rounded: — Ear-lobes, brilliant red, some- 
what pendant, and equal in length with the wattles. 
^Teck: Of medium length and well arched — the, hackle- 
feathers, silvery-white and abundant, with a distinct black 
stripe down the centre, which tapers to a point at the extrem- 
ity of each feather, and flowing well over the shoulders. 
Back: Broad, and flat between the shoulders, the length to 
be in harmony with the size and sj^mmetry of the bird, — color, 
