"The Ness No. 5" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 358
Tags riverness,

Material

  • Tag: Silver tinsel and blue floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Gold coloured floss, three turns, bright yellow pig's wool
  • Rib: Silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Orange-yellow over pig's wool
  • Throat: Light purple claret
  • Wing: Mixed, golden pheasant tail, pintail, gallina, red, yellow, and orange swan
  • Cheeks: Kingfisher cheeks
  • Horns: Blue macaw

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver tinsel and blue floss; tail, one topping; but, black ostrich; body, three turns of gold coloured floss; the rest bright yellow pig's wool; silver tinsel; orange-yellow hackle over the wool only, with a light purple claret at shoulder; mixed wing of gold pheasant tail, pintail, gallina fibres, red, yellow, and orange swan fibres; kingfisher cheeks; and blue macaw ribs.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Floss Blue      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Three turns
Gold      
Pig Wool
Bright yellow
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Orange-yellow, over wool
Orange      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Purple - light
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
Other Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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