Bantams other than Game. 
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Wing-havs. — Rich beetle-green black. 
Primaries. — Black . 
Secondaries. — White on outer web, with a black spot on the end of the feather, black on the inner web. 
Saddle J/ackle.— Silvery white, well striped with lustrous l)lack, the stripes increasing in width on to the 
tail coverts. 
Tail.— Black. 
Tail Coverts and Sickles. — Glossy beetle-green black, the two top sickle feathers edged all round with 
white. 
Breast^ Thighs, and Under-parts. — Brilliant black. 
Legs and Foot Feathers. — Black as possible. 
Legs and Feet. — Yellow. 
HEN. 
The hen should match the cock in head points, beak, legs, and feet. 
Neck Hackle. — Silvery white, each feather striped in the centre with rich black, this marking to come 
well up to the throat, and nearly level with the eye at the back part of the neck. 
Tail. — Black, the top outer feathers edged with grey. 
Remainder of Plumage. — A light French grey ground colour, pencilled with steel-grey, or a steel-grey 
pencilled with sound black. In either case the ground colour must be uniform throughout, the pencilling 
being in concentric rings following the outline of the feather, this marking to be as clear and distinct as 
possible, the shank and toe feathering being marked similarly. 
Scale of Points for Brahma Bantams. 
A bird perfect in shape, style, colour, size, and condition, to count loo points. 
Points to be Deducted for Defects. 
Bad head and comb lo 
Want of fluff and cushion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
Want of leg and foot-feathering ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
Bad carriage and shape . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
Bad colour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 20 
Want of Symmetry... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
,, „ Condition . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
Incorrect size and weight ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
100 
Disqualifications. 
Comb other than triple or pea, legs any colour but yellow, twisted hackle ; crooked back, crooked breast, 
or any other bodily deformity ; any fraudulent dyeing, dressing, or trimming ; when shown in pairs, birds not 
matching in the Show pen. 
Schedule for Judging Booted Bantams. 
General Characteristics of the Cock. 
Comb. — Single, medium size, erect, straight, and well serrated. 
Head. — Small and neat. 
Face. — Smooth ; the skin fine in texture. 
Eyes. — Large, bright, and prominent. 
Beah. — Medium in length, rather stout. 
Ear-lobes. — Small and neat. 
Wattles. — Small, round, and close. 
iVec^'.— Rather short, well arched ; the head carried well back. 
