"Black and Teal" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 341

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist and golden floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Two turns of orange floss, then black (either floss, horsehair, mohair, or sewing silk), in large flies fur is often used
  • Rib: Broadish siver tinsel
  • Hackle: black over three parts of the body
  • Throat: Gallina - black with large white dots
  • Wing: Double jungle-cock with a golden pheasant topping over. Two good-sized teal, or small black partridge feather, one on either shoulder to form a body to the wing
  • Head: gold thread

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Jungle Cock

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver twist and golden floss tail, one topping; but, black herl; body, two turns of orange floss, the rest black (either floss, horsehair, mohair, or unlaid sewing silk), in large flies fur is often used; broadish silver tinsel; black hackle over three parts of the body, gallina (the dark feather with the large round spots, not the small speckled gray) on the shoulder; wing, double jungle-cock with topping over them, and two good-sized teal, or the small feather of the black partridge, one on either shoulder to form a body to the wing; head, gold thread.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Herl Black      
Body Floss
Two turns
Orange      
Black      
Rib Tinsel
Broad
Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
3/4 of body
Black      
Throat Guinea Feather
With large dots
Black      
Wing Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck
Two, side-by-side
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather
Or black partridge
 
Head Tinsel
Thread
Gold      

Materials in pattern

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Pattern pictures

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