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the lower part ; the feathers reaching well ou to the 
shoulders. 
Breast — Very deep, round, broad, and i:.rominent. 
Bach —Broad and short ; the feathers of the neck 
reaching to betwixt the shoulders, and abundance of 
soft, broad feathers rising to the tail. 
— Small ; the bow covered by the breast feathers, 
the primar'es doubled well under the secondaries, the 
points of the Avings clipiied well into the abundance 
of soft feathers and flufiP. 
7a//— Small ; very upright, almost buried in the soft 
rump featheis. 
T/tif/hs — Strong and well covered with very soft 
feathers, curving round the hock so as to hide the 
joint from view ; Vulture hocks are objectionable, but 
not a disqualification, 
Fhif — Very abundant and soft, standing out about the 
hind part and thighs, giving the bird a very broad 
and deep appearance behind. 
Bcf/s — Short, very strong, wide apart, abundantly 
feathered on the outside to the toes. 
Toes — Sti’aight and strong, the outer and middle toe 
being well feathered. 
Carriage — Low in comparison to the cock. 
PENCILLED BRAHMAS. 
COLOUR OF COCK. 
Comh, Face, Beaf-ear, and TFa///cs— Bright red. 
Head — White. 
Nech, Hachle — Silvery white, striped with black. 
Breast, Underpart of Body and Thighs — Black, slightly 
mottled with white. 
Bach and Shoidder Coverts — Silvery white. 
Saddle — Silvery white, striped with black. 
Wing Boio — Silvery white. 
,, Greater and Lesser 0'ora‘/s— Metallic green 
black, forming a Avide well-defined bar across 
the Aving, 
,, Secondaries — White on the outside Aveb, black 
on the inside web, large green black spot on 
the end of the feather. 
,, Primaries — Narrow edging of Avhite on the out- 
side web, black on the inside web. 
Tail — Black. 
Tail Coverts— WiQh. green black, lesser coverts edged 
Avith white. 
Legs — Scales yellow, feathers black, mottled with white. 
COLOUR OF HEN. 
Comh, Face, Beaf-ear, and Wattles — Rich bright red. 
Head — Grey. 
Nech — Silvery white, striped with black. 
Remainder of the Plumage — Dull Avhite, minutely and 
distinctly pencilled throughout with dark pencilling, 
so close as almost to cover the ground colour, the 
pencilling reaching well up the front of the breast. 
Legs — Scales yelloAv, Avfith a dusky shade. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS. 
COLOUR OF COCK. 
Comb, Face, Beaf-ear, and Wattles — Rich bright red. 
Head — White. 
Nech — White with a distinct black stripe doAvn the 
centre of the feather. 
Breast, Underpart of Body, and Thighs — White. 
Bach and Shoulder Coverts — White. 
Saddle — White, striped with black. 
Wing Boxo and Coverts — White. 
, , Prima vies — black . 
,, Secondaries — White on outside web, black on in- 
side web. 
Tad — Black. 
Toil Coverts — Glossy green black; lesser coverts silvered 
on the edge. 
Legs — Scales bright yellow ; feathers Avhite, slightly 
mottled with black. 
COLOUR OP HEN. 
Comb, Face, Beaf-ear, and Wattles — Bright red. 
//me/— White. 
Nech — White, distinctly striped down the middle of 
each feather with rich black. 
Breast and Bach — White. 
Wing — White, the primaries alone being black. 
Tail — Black, the two highest or deck-feathers edged 
with white. 
Thighs and Fluf — White. 
Legs — Bright rich yelloAV ; feathers Avhite, slightly 
mottled Avith black. 
Points in Brahmas. 
Size 3 
Colour ....... 4 
Head and Comb . . , ... 1 
Wings. Primaries Avell tucked under 
secondaries . . . . .1 
Legs, and featherings of ditto . . .1 
Fluff 1 
Symmetry ...... 2 
Condition .... . . 2 
5 
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 colour except 
yellow, or dusky yellow. 
MALAYS. 
GENERAL SHAPE. 
THE COCK. 
Beah — Vei'y strong and curved. 
Comb — Small, placed quite in front of the head, low 
and flat, covered over Avith very small warty inden- 
tions. 
Head — Long, flat on the top, projecting over the eyes. 
Aye— Bright, sunk beneath a projecting eyebroAv, the 
eyelids pearled round the edge. 
Face — Very naked and skinny, with a harsh cruel 
expression. 
lFa///es — Very small, mere folds of the naked skin of 
the throat. 
Throat — Very skinny, and quite destitute of feathers. 
Nech — Very long, slightly curved, rapidly slanting from 
the head ; the hackle very hard, short, and scanty, 
particulo.rly in the lower part. 
BacL — Very long, slightly curved, and rapidly slanting 
from the shoulders to the tail, the shoulder coverts 
and saddle feathers 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 prominently from 
the body even when closed. 
Breast — ^Very deep. 
Tail — Small, drooping, sickle and tail coverts slightly 
curved. (The neck, back, and tail forming three 
slight nearly equal curves.) 
Thighs— N qvy long, round, strong and upright, the 
feathers very hard, short, and close, the hock joint 
being bare. 
Legs — Very long, strong, round, straight and clean, 
perfectly free from feathers. 
Toes — Very long, straight, strong, and powerful. 
Plumage — Very hard, short, close and glossy. 
Carriage— \QYy upright, and tall. 
