BRAHMAS. 
The Brahma male should have that strength and grace of carriage 
which naturally belongs to a well-proportioned fowl of its size and finish. 
The head, when well furnished, lends style and character to the bird's 
commanding appearance. The body should be large, well rounded and 
free from any tendency to excessive fluff. The Standard does not provide 
for apparent cushion in Brahmas, either male or female. The Brahma 
male should be of a distinctive type quite unlike the Cochin in form and 
feather, being more compactly and firmly put together. The solidity of 
form and compactness of plumage unite, in the standard Brahma male, 
to produce a finely-proportioned fowl of large size and active nature. 
Comb, color and markings should he well defined, embodying the true 
Brahma characteristics. 
The Brahma female has the fine, graceful lines that properly belong 
to her as the mate of the stately and powerful male of this breed. She 
lacks rotundity of form as compared with the full-feathered Cochin, her 
body being more compact and closely feathered. The proper sweep of 
back from saddle to tail is formed largely by the distinctively Brahma 
spread of tail, which continues and finishes the back line, and fills out the 
side lines to proper form, within the true contour of Brahma shape. 
SHAPE OF MALE. 
Head: Of medium length, broad; crown projecting well over eyes. 
Beak: Stout, well curved. 
Eyes: Large, deep set. 
" Comb: Pea, small, firm and even on head, lower and narrower in 
front and at rear than at center; each row evenly serrated; points in front 
and at rear smaller than those of center. 
Wattles and Ear-Lohes: Wattles, of medium size, well rounded. 
Ear-lobes, large, the lower edges on a level with, or slightly below, edges 
of wattles. 
Neck: Moderately long, well arched: hackle, abundant, flowing over 
shoulders and meeting under throat, dividing at lower ends of wattles and 
flowing full at sides. 
Wings: Small, carried rather high, with lower line nearly horizontal; 
sides, well rounded; primaries, closely folded under secondaries. 
Back: Broad, rather long, flat across shoulders earning its width 
well back to tail, rising with slightly concave incline from shoulders to 
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