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to the tail, not forming an angle ; W/'/igs, small, carried closely together, and the points of the secondaries 
clipped under the saddle hackles ; Breast, deep, full, and prominent ; T,l\s;s and Feet, thiglis large, and 
well furnished with soft curling feathers, the hocks being entirely covered ; Shanks, moderate in length, stout 
set on wide apart, heavily feathered right down the outside, standing out well from the shank, the centre and 
outer toes also well furnished with feathers ; Toes, large, straight, and well spread out ; Tail, rather smal', 
carried almost upright, the two top feathers of the Irue tail curving outwards ; Sickies, sliort, and with a 
slight curve, the lesser sickles and tail coverts very abundant, almost hiding the true tail ; Size, large, ranging 
from lo to 14 lbs. in cocks, and 8 to 1 1 lbs. in cockerels; Genera/ Appearance, very compaci and 
symmetrical; Carriage, upright, noble-looking, and courageous, the head being carried very liigh. 
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OK HEN. 
Head and Neck. — General appearance of head small, neat, and intelligent looking, with a slig it fulness 
over the eyes ; Beak and Head, short ; Comli, triple, as small as possible, a large, loose, or flabby comb on the 
hen being a great blemish ; Enr-lohcs, well developed ; Wattles, neat, medium in size, free from folds or 
twists, and nicely rounded at the extremities ; Neck, short, the hackle very full, and quite free from twist in the 
feathers; Body, general shape square and neat ; Back, wide, flat, and short ; Cushion, large and broad, not 
of same shape as the Cochins, but rising upwards to the tail ; Wings, moderate in size, the ends well hidden 
in the fluff and cushion ; Breast, very prominent, deep, and full ; Legs and Feet, same as the cocks, but as 
short as possible ; Tail, rather short, so as not to extend much further than the extremity of the cushion 
carried nearly upright; Size, large, ranging from 8 to 12 lbs. in hens, and 6 to 9 lbs. in pullets. General 
Appearance, massive, square, but compact ; Carriage, quiet and dignified, the head and tail both beint^ 
carried well up. 
Colour of Light Brahmas. 
In Both Sexes. — Beak, a rich yellow, with or without a stripe of horn colour ; Comh, Face, Deaf Ears 
and Wattles, rich brilliant red, as free from feathers as possible ; Eyes, pearl, yellow, or red, the latter 
preferable ; Shanks, bright yellow. Colour of Cock. — Head, silvery white ; Hackle, white, the centre and 
lower feathers striped as distinctly as possible with black ; Saddle Hackle, white, or white lightly striped 
with black ; Tail and Tail Coverts, glossy greenish black, except the two top feathers, which may or may 
not be laced with white ; Rest of the Body Colour, a pearly white surface colour, the underfluff of feather 
being more or less greyish ; Wing Secondaries, white on the outer edges, black on the inner ; Primaries, 
black. Colour of Hen. — Head, silvery white ; Hackle, white, heavily striped, with distinct black stripes 
down the centre of each feather ; Tail, black, except the two top feathers, which are edged or laced with 
white ; Rest of the Body Colour, white on the surface, and greyish on the underfluff, similar to the cock in 
wings and leg feathering. 
Colour of Dark Brahmas. 
In Both Sexes. — Beak, yellow, yellow with a stripe of horn colour, or even black ; Eves, pearl, yellow, 
or red, the latter preferable ; Comb, F'ace, Ear-lodes, and Wattles, rich brilliant red, as free from feathers 
as possible, the feathers on the throat moderately developed. Colour of Cock.—Hcad, silvery white ; 
Hackle, white, heavily and distinctly striped with black in the centre of each feather, the shafts of the 
feathers to be as free from white as possible ; Saddle Hackle, marked similarly to the neck hackle ; Back 
and Shoulders, silvery white, except between the shoulders, where the feathers should be black, laced with 
white ; Upper Wing-butts, black ; Wing-hmv and Shoulder Coverts, silvery white ; Wing-bar, glossy 
greenish black ; Wing Secondaries, white on outer web, black on inner web, the tip of each feather being 
black, forming a stripe from the top of the wing bar to the end ; Primaries, black, with a narrow edge of 
white on outer web ; Breast, Undcr-parts, and Leg-Feather, glossy black, or black evenly and sharply 
mottled with spots of white ; Fluff, black, or black tipped with white (but as black in the breast as possible 
if for exhibition) ; Tail, black, richly glossed with green, the two top sickles may or may not be edged or 
laced with white ; Shanks, deep orange yellow. Colour of Hen.— Head and Hackle, silvery white, heavily 
