LIGHT BRAHMAS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen i comb falling over to 
either side; twisted feathers in the wings; shanks not feathered 
down the outer sides, and to the extremities of the outer toes, or 
of any other color than yellow; vulture hocks; under-color any 
other than white or bluish-white; crooked backs; wry tails; 
cocks not weighing nine pounds; hens not weighing seven and a 
half pounds; cockerels not weighing seven and a half pounds; 
pullets not weighing six pounds. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Broacl, of medium length, slightly projecting over 
the eyes; color of plumage, white; — Eyes, large and bright; — 
Beak, short, stout, and, in color, yellow, with a dark stripe 
down the upper mandible. 
Comb: Pea, small, lower in front and rear than in the 
centre; firm on the head and distinctly divided, having the ap- 
pearance of three small combs pressed together, the largest 
and highest in the middle, and each part slightly and evenly 
serrated, — color, rich, bright red. 
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