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Farmers’ Bulletin 1052. 
attractive, the general color plan being the same as the Silver Penciled 
variety of other breeds. 
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In general the plumage of the male consists of a silver-white top 
color, extending over the shoulders and back, the hackle and saddle 
striped with black. The rest of the body plumage, including the main 
tail feathers and sickles, is black. The wings when folded show a bar 
of black extending across below the shoulder. Below this black bar 
Fkj. 4.— Dark Brahma male. 
the wings show white, due to the white on the outside of the sec¬ 
ondaries. 
In the female the general trend of color is gray, with delicate, dis¬ 
tinct. concentric, dark penciling on each feather, except the hackle, 
each feather of which is silvery white with a black center, showing a 
slight gray penciling, and the main tail feathers, which are black, 
with the two top feathers showing some penciling. The undercolor 
is slate throughout in both sexes. The standard weight of cocks is 11 
pounds, hens 81 pounds, cockerels 0 pounds, pullets 7 pounds. 
