History of the Birman Illustrated Standard of the Birman

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Birman Profile

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The forehead is sloped back with a slight transverse flat spot in the middle of the forehead just above the eye ridge. There is a change of direction between the forehead and the roman nose.

	Shape: sloped back with a slight transverse flat spot in the middle of forehead just above the eye ridge.
	There is a change of direction (or “stop”) between the forehead and the roman nose.

The flat spot is one of the most misunderstood parts of the Birman head. Many think this refers to TWO flat spots, one in front of each ear - THIS IS NOT TRUE! Although many cats have flat planes there, the standard is referring to the thumb-sized spot (almost a slight flattened indention) in the center of the forehead just behind the eye ridge. Higher up the head rounds out as it goes between the ears and forms the back of the skull. This helps once again to prevent the "domed" look of the Persian.

Last updated 07/31/2011

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