BRAHMA, a large breed of the domestic fowl, of Asiatic origin, and like the Cochin and Langshan of similar derivation, has feathered shanks. The first importations into America were apparently made in Sept. 1846, and during the latter half of the 19th century the Brahma was bred quite extensively in the north eastern section of the United States. Brahmas are massive in appearance, well feathered and well proportioned, and make very desirable roasters. The Brahma lays a brown-shelled egg and is a broody breed. There are two varieties, the dark and the light, similar in type but different in standard weights and in colour pattern. (See POULTRY.)