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NZCF Standard for Birman Cats

The Birman is a strong boned semi-longhaired cat. There must be strong definition between colour of points and white of paws and gauntlets.

Head	Strongly boned, slightly rounded in the muzzle. Broader than high, forehead slopes well back, is slightly convex in profile with flatter appearance in front of and between ears.
Jaws	Strong, cheeks full and well developed.
Nose	Medium in length, in proportion to size of head. Slightly Roman in shape, but not to excess
Chin	Full and strong with a sraight bite.
Ears	Medium in size, set moderately far apart and slightly flared.
Eyes	Almost round in shape, widely spaced but not bold.
Body	Of good length, yet muscular and soid. Neck strong and of medium length. Broad chest. Males much more robus than females.
Legs and Paws	Strongly boned. Medium in length. Large round paws. Stiff rear legged gait.
Tail	Length to just before the shoulders. Bushy, fur slightly oval at tip, flowing in repose but carried thrown backwards with a curl at the tip.
Coat	Medium in length, silken in texture, with no undercoat. Full ruff around neck slightly curled on belly and fur of such texture that it will not malt.
BODY COLOUR
Head	Mask adult should cover the face to over the eyes but jointed ears by tracings. Chin shaded to match mask.
Legs	Leg point colour to go up to just above the elbows on the front and to merge into flanks at the rear. Leg colour lighter inside legs.
Gauntlets	Front paws white gloved in an even line across the paws at the third joint. Back paws have white gauntlets which cover back paws extending in a line up the back of the legs in the shape of a spearhead, to reach a point just below the middle of the hock. Evenly matched gloves and gauntlets are desirable. The paws are white gloved giving the characteristic look of the Birman cat.
Paw Pads	Pink or pink blotched with the points colour.
Eye Colour	Blue, clear and bright, the deeper the better.

FAULTS	WITHHOLD CHALLENGE
Strongly almond shaped eyes Areas of white in points other than gloves/gauntlets Blotches/spots of colour in gloves or gauntlets Lack of width of head Small rounded ears	Lack of white gloves on any paw Lack of gauntlets in back of legs Crossed eyes Kink in tail Coloured toes White chin spot Squint

NB: The white feet are characteristic of the Birman and whilst it is desirable to have them perfect, they should not be given preference over the TYPE of the cat. A cat may be SLIGHTLY imperfect ing loves and gauntlets yet still be eligible for top awards. While allowances should be made for incomplete points colour in kittens; in adult cats it is desireable to have even points colour.

COLOURS

In New Zealand the following colours are recognised:

Seal Point	SBI	Blue Point	SBI A
Chocolate Point	SBI D	Lilac Point	SBI C
Red Point	SBI K	Cream Point	SBI G
Caramel Point	SBI k/A	Apricot Point	SBI k/G
Blue Caramel Point	SBI E	Lilac Caramel Point	SBI k/C
Seal Tortie Point	SBI E/B	Blue Tortie Point	SBI E/A
Chocolate Tortie Point	SBI sk/EA	Lilac Tortie Point	SBI E/C
Caramel Tortie Point	SBI sk/EA	Lilac Caramel Tortie Point	SBI sk/EC
Blue Caramel Tortie Point	SBI F	Blue Tabby Point	SBI F/A
Seal Tabby Point	SBI F.B	Lilac Tabby Point	SBI F/C
Chocolate Tabby Point	SBI F/D	Cream Tabby Point	SBI F/G
Blue Caramel Tabby Point	SBI k/FA	Apricot Tabby Point	SBI k/FG
Seal Tortie Tabby Point	SBI F/E	Lilac Caramel Tabby Point	SBI k/FC
Chocolate Tortie Tabby Point	SBI F/EB	Blue Tortie Tabby Point	SBI F/EA
Caramel Tortie Tabby Poinrt	SBI F/EK	Lilac Tortie Tabby Point	SBI F/EC
Blue Caramel Tortie Tabby Point	SBI k/FEK	Lilac Caramel Tortie Tabby Point	SBI k/FEK
Silver and Tabby Series
Silver Smoke Point	SBIs	Blue Smoke Point	SBI s/A
Chocolate Smoke Poke	SBI s/B	Lilac Smoke Point	SBi s/C
Red Smoke Point	SBI s/D	Cream Smoke Point	SBI s/G
Caramel Smoke Point	SBI s/K	Apricot Smoke Point	SBI s/kG
Blue Caramel Smoke Point	SBI sk/A	Lilac Caramel Smoke Point	SBI sk/C
Seal Smoke Tortie Point	SBI s/E	Blue Smoke Tortie Point	SBI s/EA
Chocolate Smoke Tortie Point	SBI sE/B	Lilac Smoke Tortie Point	SBI s/EC
Seal Smoke Tortie Point	SBI s/EF	Blue Smote Tortie Point	SBI s/EA
Seal Silver Tabby Point	SBI sF	Blue Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FA
Chocolate Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FB	Lilac Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FC
Red Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FD	Cream Silver Tabby Point	SBi s/FG
Caramel Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FK	Apricot Silver Tabby Point	SBi s/FKG
Blue Caramel Silver Tabby Point	SBI sk/FA	Lilac Caramel Silver Tabby Point	SBi sk/FC
Seal Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FE	Blue Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FEA
Chocolate Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FEB	Lilac Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FEC
Caramel Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI s/FEK	Lilac Caramel Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI sk/FEC
Blue Caramel Tortie Silver Tabby Point	SBI ski/FEA