Bracelets

Bracelets: Dark stripes on the legs of a tabby patterned cats..
Break: Indentation on the bridge of the nose occurring between or near to the point between the eyes.
Breech birth: Hind end of the cat comes out first instead of the head.

Broken bracelets on the legs. Sepia agouti coloring with dark brown ticking on a warm antique ivory background (brown ticked tabby). Dark salmon pink nose, pinkish-brown paw pads. The inside of the ears is salmon-colored with ivory hair.

Metallic sheen clearly seen on scarab and under feet (to hock), sometimes on leg bracelets and tail rings. The metallic sheen may be less evident in kittens.
APRICOT TABBY POINT BIRMAN
Body Colour ...

White spotting; barring on tail; top of head unticked; unbroken necklaces or leg bracelets; very small eyes or ears; visible tail faults; blue eyes.
None.

There are broken bracelets on the lower legs and broken necklaces at the throat - the more broken the better.

The legs have even bracelets from the body to the toes. The toes and tummy are spotted. The cats will have symmetrical markings on both sides. The eye colour is deep gold, orange or copper.

Legs should be evenly barred with bracelets coming to meet the body markings; front of neck should have at least one complete necklace, and the tail should be evenly marked with rings. All tabbies have the letter "M" on their forehead. (A/-, T/-) ...

The legs should be barred evenly with bracelets from the body markings to the feet, which may be spotted. Clear definition of markings in all tabby patterns is highly desirable, resulting from good contrast with the ground colour.

See also: Ticking, Contrast, Mackerel, Classic tabby, Tortoiseshell