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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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breeds named above, which I am arranging for the Crystal Palace 
Show. 
All comments published or sent to me, as also the comments of 
the leading judges, to whom I am sending copies of the drafts, 
shall be submitted to the fanciers who meet at the Palace. All 
are invited to attend, and I shall give as early notice as possible of 
the time and exact place of meeting.— Alex. Comyns. lion, Sec, 
47, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. October 30tli, 1882. 
BRAHMAS. 
General Characteristics—Cock. 
Beak. —Short, curved, very strong. 
Comb. —Triple or pea, erect and firmly set, as small as possible, the 
centre ridge slightly the highest; all three ridges perfectly straight 
and evenly serrated, fitting very closely to, and drooping behind to 
follow the line of, the head. 
Head. —Small, rather short, of medium breadth, well rounded, with 
a slight prominence over the eye. 
Eye. —Large, fairly prominent. 
Earlobe. —Long in proportion to the size of the wattles, fine in tex¬ 
ture, and free from feathers. 
Wattles. —Small, well rounded, fine in texture, and free from feathers. 
Face. —As smooth and free from feathers or hairs as possible. 
Neck. —Long, well arched, covered with ample flowing hackles 
reaching well down to the shoulders, and free from twisted feathers. 
A depression should be apparent between the head feathers and the 
upper hackle feathers. 
Breast. —Yery full, broad and square, with great depth, carried well 
forward. 
Back. —Broad throughout, short, flat or slightly hollow between 
the shoulders ; the saddle to rise about half way between hackle and 
tail, and to continue to rise until it reaches the tail coverts. 
Wings. —Of medium size, carried horizontally, free from twisted or 
slipped feathers, tucked up under saddle feathers, which should be of 
ample length. 
Tail. —Of medium length, rising somewhat from the line of the 
saddle, but not quite upright; the quill feathers to spread well out, 
and the top quill feathers to form, if possible, what is known a3 the 
black cock tail (?). 
Tail Coverts. —Broad, abundant, well curved, nearly covering the 
quill feathers. 
Thighs. —Large and powerful, well covered with feathers, so set on 
that the lower feathers of the breast cover the thighs in front. 
Hocks. —Amply covered with soft rounded feathers, or with quilL 
feathers provided the latter be accompanied with proportionately 
heavy foot-feathering. 
Fluff. —Soft and very abundant, covering the hind parts and stand¬ 
ing out well behind the thighs. 
Legs. —Of medium length, powerful, with plenty of bone, wide 
apart, the scales to be as smooth as possible. 
Leg Feather. —As profuse as possible, standing out well from the 
leg, and extending well under the hock feather and to the extremity 
of the middle and outer toes. Good foot feather without vulture 
hock to have a preference. 
Toes. —Straight, large, and spreading. 
General Shape. —When viewed in profile, very deeply and squarely 
built; when viewed from front or rear, broad and compact. 
Carriage. —Lofty and bold, the breast bone to be carried horizon¬ 
tally. 
General Characteristics—Hen. 
Beak. —Short, strong, curved. 
Comb. —Triple or pea, erect and firmly set, as small as possible, the 
centre ridge slightly the highest; all three ridges perfectly straight 
and evenly serrated, fitting very closely to, and drooping behind to 
follow the line of, the head. 
Head. —Small, rather short, of medium breadth, well rounded, with 
a slight prominence over the eye. 
Eye. —Large, fairly prominent. 
Earlobe. —Long in proportion to the size of the wattles, fine in tex¬ 
ture, and free from feathers. 
Wattles. —Small, well rounded, fine in texture, and free from feathers. 
Face. —As smooth and free from feathers or hairs as possible. 
Neck. —Short, well arched, covered with ample flowing hackles 
reaching well down to the shoulders, and free from twisted feathers. 
A depression should be apparent between the head feathers and the 
upper hackle feathers. 
Breast. —Yery full, broad and square, with great depth, carried well 
forward. 
Back. —Broad throughout, short, flat or slightly hollow between 
the shoulders ; the cushion to rise about half way between hackle and 
tail, and to continue to rise until it reaches the tail coverts. 
Wings. —Of medium size, carried horizontally, free from twisted or 
slipped feathers, well tucked up under cushion feathers. 
Tail. —Of medium length, nearly upright, the quill feathers to spread 
well out, those below gradually diverging like a fan. 
Tail Coverts. —Full, and extending nearly to the extremity of the 
tail. 
Thighs. —Large and powerful, well covered with feather, so set on 
that the lower feathers of the breast cover the thighs in front. 
IIoclcs. —Amply covered with soft rounded feathers, or with quill 
feathers provided the latter be accompanied with proportionately 
heavy foot-feathering. 
Fluff. —Soft and very abundant, covering the hind parts and stand¬ 
ing out well behind the thighs. 
Legs. —Very short in proportion to size of bird, strong, and wide 
apart. 
Leg Feather. —As profuse as possible, standing out well from the 
leg, and extending well under the hock feather and to the extremity 
of the middle and outer toes. Good foot feather without vulture 
hock to have a preference. 
Toes. —Straight, large, and spreading. 
General Shape. —When viewed in profile, very deeply and squarely 
built; the body carried very near the ground. When viewed from 
front or rear, broad and compact. 
Carriage. —Sedate, the breast bone to be carried horizontally. 
Points op Colour in Dark Brahmas.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Head. —Silvery white. 
Eye. —Orange-red, pearl or grey. 
Beak —Black or yellow and black. 
Neck Hackle. —Pure silvery white, densely and sharply striped with 
brilliant black in the centre of each feather. 
Breast. —Intense glossy black, or such black evenly mottled or 
laced with white. 
Underpart of Body and Thighs. —Corresponding in colour with 
breast. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Silvery white, except between the 
shoulders, where the feathers should be glossy black laced with white. 
Saddle. —Silvery white striped sharply with glossy black. 
Wing Bow. —Silvery white. Greater and Lesser Wing Coverts .— 
Forming a distinct bar of glossy black. Secondaries. —White on out¬ 
side web except at end, where there is a black spot. Black on the 
inside web. Wing Primaries. —Black mixed v.ith occasional feathers 
having a narrow white edge on outside of web. 
Tail. —Black. 
Tail Coverts. —Glossy black, the upper two finely laced with white. 
Legs. —Orange-yellow. 
Leg Feather. —Black or black slightly mottled with white. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Head. —Silvery white or white striped with black or grey. 
Eye. —Orange-red, pearl, or grey. 
Beak. —Black or yellow and black. 
Hackle. —Silvery white sharply striped with black, or pencilled as 
on body. 
Ground Colour of Body. —Pullets, any shade of clear grey. Hens, 
the same ; or may be more chestnut in tint, if not too brown, but the 
former clear grey colour much preferable. The colour to be uniform 
throughout. 
Pencilling. —Black or a darker shade than the body colour, very 
clearly defined, following the outline of each feather. As uniform in 
character as possible over the body. 
Tail. —Black or black edged with grey. 
Legs. —Orange-yellow, the feathers to be well pencilled. 
Points op Colour in Light Brahmas.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Head. —Silvery white. 
Eye. —Orange-red, pearl, or grey. 
Beak. —Black or yellow and black. 
Neck. —Silvery while striped with black, the striping being more 
dense at the lower part of the hackle. 
Breast. —White. 
Underpart of Body. —The surface to be clear white, but the fluff 
may be grey in the underpart. 
Thighs (including hocks).—Clear white. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —White. 
Saddle. —White or white slightly striped with black ; white 
preferable. 
Wing Bow and Coverts. —Silvery white. Primaries. —Black or black 
edged with white. Secondaries. —White on outside web, black on 
inside web. 
Tail. —Black. 
Tail Coverts. —Glossy black, the two upper ones evenly laced with 
w'hite. 
Legs. —Orange-yellow. 
Leg Feather. —White or black and white mixed. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Head. —Silvery white. 
Eye. —Orange-red, pearl or grey. 
Beak. —Black or yellow and black. 
Neck. —Silvery white striped with black, the striping being more 
dense at the lower part of the hackle ; the black centre of each 
feather to be entirely surrounded by a white margin. 
