| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 368 |
| Tags | rivergarry, |
Material
- Tag: Silver tinsel
- Tail: Ibis, wood-duck, small golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Two turns black wool
- Body: Stout silver twist with four joints. At each joint pig's wool tied in and picked out (working as a hackle): light blue, medium claret, orange, yellow
- Throat: Short orange hackle
- Wing: Slips of golden pheasant tail, bustard and turkey. Strands of green, pink, and orange swan, dark turkey dyed red
- Head: blue wool
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Kori Bustard |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver tinsel; tail, ibis, wood-duck, and small topping; but, a turn or two of black wool; the body is in four joints, and is composed of stout silver twist, at every joint a wad of pig's wool is tied in and picked out; this at the first joint is light blue, at the second medium claret, at the third orange, and the head of the fourth on the shoulder is yellow, picked out to answer for a hackle : over this is a short orange hackle, the main fibre of which is well covered by the but of the wing and the head, which latter is of blue wool; wing slices of gold pheasant tail: bustard and turkey and sprigs of green, pink, and orange swan, and dark turkey dyed red.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Tail |
Ibis Latin: Eudocimus ruber |
Feather | Red |
|
Wood Duck Latin: Aix sponsa |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Small |
Natural | |
| Butt | Wool | Black | |
| Body |
Tinsel
Stout |
Silver | |
| Pig |
Wool
Tied as hackle, picked out |
Blue - Light | |
|
Tinsel
Stout |
Silver | ||
| Pig |
Wool
Medium claret, tied as hackle, picked out |
Claret | |
|
Tinsel
Stout |
Silver | ||
| Pig |
Wool
Tied as hackle, picked out |
Orange | |
|
Tinsel
Stout |
Silver | ||
| Pig |
Wool
Tied as hackle, picked out |
Yellow | |
|
Tinsel
Stout |
Silver | ||
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Short |
Orange |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail
Slip |
Natural |
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Slip |
Natural | |
|
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Slip |
Natural | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Strands |
Green | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Strands |
Pink | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Strands |
Orange | |
|
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Dark dyed red |
Red | |
| Head | Wool | Blue |
Materials in pattern
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