| Category III | BML | Burmilla Standard |
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| General | Appearance | an elegant cat of foreign type |
| Size | medium | |
| Head | Shape | gently rounded top of head with medium width between ears; wide at eyebrow level and jaw-hinge, tapering to a short, blunt wedge |
| Nose | the profile shows a gentle nose break tip of nose and chin should be in line a bump on the nose is undesirable | |
| Chin | firm with good depth | |
| Ears | Shape | medium to large, broad at base with slightly rounded tips |
| Placement | set with a slight forward tilt in profile viewed from the front the outer line of the ear continues that of the face this may not be so in mature males who develop fuller cheeks | |
| Eyes | Shape | large; placed well apart in a slightly oblique setting; curved upper line angled towards the nose with fuller curved lower line |
| Colour | luminous and expressive, outlined with the basic colour colour any shade of green, but clear green is preferred a yellow tinge acceptable in kittens and young cats less than 2 years of age. In red, cream and tortie varieties amber is allowed | |
| Body | Size | medium size and length |
| Structure | rounded chest of medium width; straight back | |
| Legs | slender legs with strong bones, hind legs slightly longer than forelegs | |
| Paws | neat and oval | |
| Tail | medium to long with a medium thickness at base, tapering slightly to a rounded tip | |
| Coat | Structure | short and dense with a silky texture, smooth lying with sufficient undercoat to give a slight lift |
| Colour | ground colour: pure silver-white, shaded and shell in the recognized orange and non-orange colour varieties for colour varieties refer to the tables below | |
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| Scale of Points | Points | ||
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| Total | 100 | ||
| Head | shape, nose, chin | 20 | |
| Ears | shape and placement | 10 | |
| Eyes | placement, shape and colour | 20 | |
| Body | shape and structure, legs and paws, tail, shape and length | 25 | |
| Coat | texture. length | 10 | 20 |
| evenness of shading/tipping | 10 | ||
| Condition | 5 | ||
| Recognized Colour Varieties | |
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| Coat colours | all recognized Burmillas are silver shaded or silver shell. Some may show the presence of two Burmese genes (cbcb) |
| Remarks | Burmillas are judged in one of the following groups: i.e. in each group a certificate can be awarded |
| Colour | EMS Code |
| Group I non orange | |
| Black or Seal/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn silver shaded/shell | BML n/a/b/c/o/p s 11/12 |
| Group II orange | |
| Red/Cream/Tortie silver shaded/shell | BML d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r s 11/12 |